The rise of English global politics and the power of language
"Is English a bridge or a barrier to economic advancement and social mobility as it spreads worldwide? To what extent do domestic and global politics determine those outcomes? Who are the winners, losers, and resisters? How are France and China using the "soft power" of language to ov...
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| Sprache: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2022]
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Inhaltsangabe:
- The English divide
- Multilingual Europe. Myth or reality?
- A high-stakes movement
- Shakespeare in the crossfire
- Headwinds from the North
- Shadows of colonialism. The "new scramble" for Africa
- Adieu to French
- Redress and transformation
- Confronting the Raj
- Defying the monolingual mindset. Defining the deficit
- Reframing the narrative
- A revolution in the making
- Marketing language
- Looking back, moving forward