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Post-imperial English : status change in former British and American colonies, 1940-1990 / edited by Joshua A. Fishman, Andrew W. Conrad, Alma Rubal-Lopez.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL]
- Contributions to the sociology of language ; 72
- Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] Series ; v.72
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Social aspects--Commonwealth countries.
- English language.
- English language--Social aspects--United States--Colonies.
- English language--Social aspects--Foreign countries.
- English language--Social aspects.
- Communication, International.
- Decolonization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (664 p.)
- Edition:
- Reprint 2011
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- No detailed description available for "Post-Imperial English".
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- GENERAL BACKGROUND ISSUES
- Introduction: Some empirical and theoretical issues / Fishman, Joshua A.
- The international role of English: The state of the discussion / Conrad, Andrew W.
- The ongoing spread of English: A comparative analysis of former Anglo-American colonies with non-colonies / Rubal-Lopez, Alma
- THE AMERICAN SPHERE OF INFLUENCE
- English in Cuba: From the imperial design to the imperative need / Corona, Dolores / García, Ofelia
- The position of English in Mexico: 1940-1993 / Hidalgo, Margarita / Cifuentes, Bárbara / Flores, José A.
- Post-imperial English in the Philippines / Sibayan, Bonifacio P. / Gonzalez, Andrew
- English under U.S. sovereignty: Ninety-five years of change of the status of English in Puerto Rico / Ramírez-González, Carlos M. / Torres-González, Roamé
- The English language in Quebec 1940-1990 / Veltman, Calvin
- THE EUROPEAN UNION
- The European Union (EU - formerly European Community): Status change of English during the last fifty years / Ammon, Ulrich
- THE BRITISH SPHERE OF INFLUENCE
- A tale of two Englishes: The imperial language in post-colonial Kenya and Uganda / Mazrui, Alamin M. / Mazrui, Ali A.
- English in South Africa 1940-1996 / McLean, Daryl / McCormick, Kay
- English in Sudan / Wagi'alla, Anwar
- Post-imperial English in Nigeria 1940-1990 / Bamgbose, Ayo
- The swinging pendulum: English in Tanzania 1940-1990 / Yahya-Othman, Saida / Batibo, Herman
- The life-cycle of post-imperial English in Cameroon / Chumbow, Beban Sammy / Bobda, Augustin Simo
- Fifty years of English in Singapore: All gains, (a) few losses? / Tickoo, Makhan L.
- The status of English in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from 1940-1990 / Al-Abed Al-Haq, Fawwaz / Smadi, Oqlah
- The post-imperial status of English in Sri Lanka 1940-1990: From first to second language / Fernando, Chitra
- Post-imperial English in Malaysia / Omar, Asmah Haji
- English in Israel after independence / Spolsky, Bernard
- The spread of English in India: Politics of language conflict and language power / Dua, Hans Raj
- English in Papua New Guinea / Oladejo, James
- CONCLUSIONS
- Summary and interpretation: Post-imperial English 1940-1990 / Fishman, Joshua A.
- Subject index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9783110872187
- 3110872188
- OCLC:
- 979587836
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