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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Ricento, Thomas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2000.
Series:Impact, studies in language and society ; 6.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Ideology, politics and language policies : introduction ; Historical and theoretical perspectives in language policy and planning / Thomas Ricento
  • Language policies as virtual realities : two Australian examples / Helen Moore
  • Language, ideology and hindsight : lessons from colonial language policies / Alastair Pennycook
  • Continuity and change in the function of language ideologies in the United States / Terrence G. Wiley
  • English in the new world order : variations on a theme of linguistic imperialism and "world" English / Robert Phillipson
  • English, politics, ideology : from colonial celebration to postcolonial performativity / Alastair Pennycook
  • Negotiating ideologies through English : strategies from the periphery / A. Suresh Canagarajah
  • Ideology and policy in the politics of the English language in North India / Selma K. Sonntag
  • Mixed motives : ideological elements in the support for English in South Africa / Stanley G.M. Ridge.