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The Local Politics of Global English
Case Studies in Linguistic Globalization
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2003
Summary
The status of English as a global language is deeply divisive and hotly contested. The Local Politics of Global English analyzes linguistic globalization in five countries that differ greatly in both their degree of global integration and their use of English. By drawing on the work of language scholars and the growing field of globalization studies, the author provides a revealing portrait of how politicians, activists, scholars and policy-makers in the United States, France, India, South Africa, and Nepal are debating the questions that plague local controversies over global English. Concepts of hegemony and resistance, elites and subalterns, and liberalization and democratization are incorporated into case studies that provide insight into the politics of linguistic globalization from above and from below. Of interest to students of politics and culture, as well as teachers and learners of language, The Local Politics of Global English is a detailed examination of a timely and controversial topic.
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Copyright year
2003
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-0597-9
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-5728-2
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
153
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction: What is Global English? No access
Chapter One: Globalization and the Politics of Language No access Pages 1 - 18
Chapter Two: Language Politics in the United States: Projecting a Global Vision? No access Pages 19 - 36
Chapter Three: Language Politics in France, or How Do You Say "Junk Food" in Breton? No access Pages 37 - 58
Chapter Four: Subaltern Language Politics in India No access Pages 59 - 78
Chapter Five: Language Politics in Democratic Transitions: Comparing South Africa and Nepal No access Pages 79 - 112
Chapter Six: Understanding Linguistic Globalization No access Pages 113 - 126
