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The rise of English : global politics and the power of language / Rosemary Salomone.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 471 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190625641Subject(s): English language -- Globalization | English language -- Political aspects | English language -- Social aspects
| Language and education | Language policy | Language | Society & culture: generalAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190625610DDC classification: 306.44221 LOC classification: PE1073 | .S35 2022Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 'The Rise of English' is a masterful account of the spread of English as the dominant lingua franca worldwide, its intimate connections with globalization and neoliberalism, and its effects on linguistic justice, opportunity, and identity. Deeply researched and wide-ranging in scope, this book shows how English has privileged some and disadvantaged others, but ultimately offers the promise of transcending cultural and linguistic borders in a multilingual world.
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Also issued in print: 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'The Rise of English' is a masterful account of the spread of English as the dominant lingua franca worldwide, its intimate connections with globalization and neoliberalism, and its effects on linguistic justice, opportunity, and identity. Deeply researched and wide-ranging in scope, this book shows how English has privileged some and disadvantaged others, but ultimately offers the promise of transcending cultural and linguistic borders in a multilingual world.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 31, 2022).