Robert Phillipson - Linguistic Imperialism Continued

Linguistic Imperialism Continued

With the publication of Linguistic Imperialism in 1992 Robert Phillipson provided a provocative but timely account of English as an international language, a book which has become essential reading for anyone involved in English teaching or education worldwide. Linguistic Imperialism Continued provides a collection of some of Phillipsons most important and influential work, which reflects his thinking on the expansion of English since the publication of his seminal book. Phillipsons work is not only thought-provoking and ground-breaking, but it gets to the very heart of some of the key issues around the global dominance of English in the world. It provides a major contribution to our understanding of the role of English in the contemporary world.

Peter Martin

University of East London

The scholarly work of Robert Phillipson has made, and continues to make, a major contribution to our understanding of the social construction of English as a world language as representing potent symbolic capital within the global cultural economy. This anthology comprising some of his key writings lays bare the discursive political, cultural, economic and social inequalities intrinsic to the idea and ideal of pursuing English as medium of communication to the exclusion of other languages historically grounded in different cultures and societies. Linguistic Imperialism Continued underscores the fact that English language, historically, and in the contemporary world represents a power/knowledge discourse par excellence.

Naz Rassool

University of Reading

Robert Phillipsons present book represents his continued understanding and interest in the way policies which ensure the global dominance of English in all domains of power are maintained and legitimated. It is a fascinating work which manifests how humanistic values can be blended with erudition and analytical incisiveness to create the kind of scholarship which can transcend the mere description of reality our research methods enforce upon us.

Tariq Rahman

Quaid-i-Azam University

Islamabad

In this major contribution to critical sociolinguistics, Phillipson describes Global English as a normative project, not a reality but a vision that powerful forces are keen to bring about. At the heart of this project, Phillipson argues, is a process of accumulation of linguistic capital by dispossession oriented towards a product packaged as the already attained of Global English. He brings to bear on the study of this project/ process/ product a social science perspective that maps the variably conscious agency and objectification of the many actors in this drama. His approach scrutinizes the stage on which these actors stand to find where some features of this stage itself constrain what neoliberal doctrine portrays as unfettered informed choices by free individuals. A compelling engagement with some of the central sociolinguistic forces in todays world.

Probal Dasgupta

Linguistic Research Unit

Indian Statistical Institute

Kolkata

Linguistic Imperialism Continued

Robert Phillipson

Linguistic Imperialism Continued

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Phillipson, Robert.

Linguistic imperialism continued / Robert Phillipson.

p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN 978-0-415-87201-0 (pbk)

1. English language--Political aspects--Developing countries.

2. English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers. 3. English
language--Political aspects--Foreign countries. 4. English
language--Social aspects--Developing countries. 5. English
language--Social aspects--Foreign countries. 6. Imperialism. I. Title.

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Robert Phillipson, 2009

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