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Ideology, politics, and language policies : focus on English /
This volume critically examines the effects of the spread of English from colonialism to the 'New World Order'. The research explores the complex and often contradictory roles English has played in national development. Historical analyses and case studies by leading researchers in languag...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub.,
©2000.
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| Colección: | Impact, studies in language and society ;
6. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This volume critically examines the effects of the spread of English from colonialism to the 'New World Order'. The research explores the complex and often contradictory roles English has played in national development. Historical analyses and case studies by leading researchers in language policy studies reveal that deterministic relationships between imperial languages, such as English, and societal hierarchies are untenable, and that support of vernacular languages in education and public life can serve diverse ideologies and political agendas. Areas and countries investigated include Europ. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 197 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-193) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585461775 9780585461779 9027299315 9789027299314 9781556196690 1556196695 9781556196706 1556196709 9786612254741 6612254742 9789027218377 9027218374 |
| ISSN: | 1385-7908 ; |