Linguistic ImperialismOUP Oxford, 09.04.1992 - 374 Seiten This book explores the contemporary phenomenon of English as an international language, and sets out to analyse how and why the language has become so dominant. It looks at the spread of English historically, at the role it plays in Third World countries, and at the ideologies transmitted through the English language. |
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... French were adamantly opposed to the upgrading of English , but the presence of the Americans at the peace conferences was decisive . The French were well aware that the recognition of equal status for English marked the end of the era ...
... French were adamantly opposed to the upgrading of English , but the presence of the Americans at the peace conferences was decisive . The French were well aware that the recognition of equal status for English marked the end of the era ...
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... French purity is that the legal measures enacted to buttress French closely parallel those of Fascist regimes ( Italy , Germany , Spain ) : intolerance of dialects and minority languages within national borders , xenophobic na- tional ...
... French purity is that the legal measures enacted to buttress French closely parallel those of Fascist regimes ( Italy , Germany , Spain ) : intolerance of dialects and minority languages within national borders , xenophobic na- tional ...
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... French ' civilizing ' mission was an explicit policy , and was based on the myth of Reason as an ideology for all citizens , which the French language ensured access to ( Achard 1986 : 18 ) . The reformist French Third Republic set out ...
... French ' civilizing ' mission was an explicit policy , and was based on the myth of Reason as an ideology for all citizens , which the French language ensured access to ( Achard 1986 : 18 ) . The reformist French Third Republic set out ...
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Taking stock of a world commodity | 1 |
English the dominant language | 17 |
Notes | 29 |
Urheberrecht | |
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