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Post-imperial English : status change in former British and American colonies, 1940-1990 / edited by Joshua A. Fishman, Andrew W. Conrad, Alma Rubal-Lopez.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Contributions to the sociology of language ; 72.Publisher: Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1996Description: viii, 654 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 3110147548
  • 9783110147544
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 420.917124109045
LOC classification:
  • PE2751. P67 1996
Contents:
Introduction: Some empirical and theoretical issues -- The international role of English: The state of the discussion -- The ongoing spread of English: A comparative analysis of former Anglo-American colonies with non-colonies -- English in Cuba: From imperial design to the imperative need -- The position of English in Mexico: 1940-1993 -- Post-imperial English in the Philippines -- English under U. S. sovereignty: Ninety-five years of change of the status of English in Puerto Rico -- The English language in Quebec 1940-1990 -- The European Union (EU - formerly European Community): Status change of English during the last fifty years -- A tale of two Englishes: The imperial language in post-colonial Kenya and Uganda -- English in South Africa 1940-1996 -- English in Sudan -- Post-imperial English in Nigeria 1940-1990 -- The swinging pendulum: English in Tanzania 1940-1990 -- The life-cycle of post-imperial English in Cameroon -- Fifty years of English in Singapore: All gains, (a) few losses? -- The status of English in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from 1940-1990 -- The post-imperial status of English in Sri Lanka 1940-1990: From first to second language -- Post-imperial English in Malaysia -- English in Israel after independence -- The spread of English in India: Politics of language conflict and language power -- English in Papua New Guinea -- Summary and interpretation: Post-imperial English 1940-1990 -- Subject index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Some empirical and theoretical issues -- The international role of English: The state of the discussion -- The ongoing spread of English: A comparative analysis of former Anglo-American colonies with non-colonies -- English in Cuba: From imperial design to the imperative need -- The position of English in Mexico: 1940-1993 -- Post-imperial English in the Philippines -- English under U. S. sovereignty: Ninety-five years of change of the status of English in Puerto Rico -- The English language in Quebec 1940-1990 -- The European Union (EU - formerly European Community): Status change of English during the last fifty years -- A tale of two Englishes: The imperial language in post-colonial Kenya and Uganda -- English in South Africa 1940-1996 -- English in Sudan -- Post-imperial English in Nigeria 1940-1990 -- The swinging pendulum: English in Tanzania 1940-1990 -- The life-cycle of post-imperial English in Cameroon -- Fifty years of English in Singapore: All gains, (a) few losses? -- The status of English in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from 1940-1990 -- The post-imperial status of English in Sri Lanka 1940-1990: From first to second language -- Post-imperial English in Malaysia -- English in Israel after independence -- The spread of English in India: Politics of language conflict and language power -- English in Papua New Guinea -- Summary and interpretation: Post-imperial English 1940-1990 -- Subject index.

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