Markets of English: Linguistic Capital and Language Policy in a Globalizing World
(Part of the Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics Series)
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The global spread of English both reproduces and reinforces oppressive structures of inequality. But such structures can no longer be seen as imposed from an imperial center, as English is now actively adopted and appropriated in local contexts around the world. This book argues that such conditions call for a new critique of global English, one that is sensitive to both the political economic conditions of globalization and speakers' local practices...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1138902519
ISBN13:9781138902510
Release Date:March 2015
Publisher:Routledge
Length:216 Pages
Weight:0.68 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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