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The rise of English : global politics and the power of language / Rosemary Salomone.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Salomone, Rosemary C., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Globalization.
- English language.
- English language--Political aspects.
- English language--Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (489 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- 'The Rise of English' is a masterful account of the spread of English as the dominant lingua franca worldwide, its intimate connections with globalization and neoliberalism, and its effects on linguistic justice, opportunity, and identity. Deeply researched and wide-ranging in scope, this book shows how English has privileged some and disadvantaged others, but ultimately offers the promise of transcending cultural and linguistic borders in a multilingual world.
- Contents:
- The English divide
- Multilingual Europe. Myth or reality?
- A high-stakes movement
- Shakespeare in the crossfire
- Headwinds from the North
- Shadows of colonialism. The "new scramble" for Africa
- Adieu to French
- Redress and transformation
- Confronting the Raj
- Defying the monolingual mindset. Defining the deficit
- Reframing the narrative
- A revolution in the making
- Marketing language
- Looking back, moving forward.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2022.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-062564-3
- 0-19-062563-5
- OCLC:
- 1285785060
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