Post-Imperial English: Status Change in Former British and American Colonies, 1940-1990

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Post-Imperial English

Status Change in Former British and American Colonies, 1940-1990

Edited by: Andrew W. Conrad and Alma Rubal-Lopez

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1996

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Volume 72 | Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL]

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Linguistics and Semiotics Theoretical Frameworks and Disciplines Generative Linguistics
Linguistics and Semiotics Theoretical Frameworks and Disciplines Historical Linguistics
Linguistics and Semiotics Theoretical Frameworks and Disciplines Sociolinguistics

I-VI Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	I
Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	VII
GENERAL BACKGROUND ISSUES
Introduction: Some empirical and theoretical issues Joshua A. Fishman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	3
The international role of English: The state of the discussion Andrew W. Conrad Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	13
The ongoing spread of English: A comparative analysis of former Anglo-American colonies with non-colonies Alma Rubal-Lopez Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	37
THE AMERICAN SPHERE OF INFLUENCE
English in Cuba: From the imperial design to the imperative need Dolores Corona and Ofelia García Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	85
The position of English in Mexico: 1940–1993 Margarita Hidalgo, Bárbara Cifuentes and José A. Flores Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	113
Post-imperial English in the Philippines Bonifacio P. Sibayan and Andrew Gonzalez Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	139
English under U.S. sovereignty: Ninety-five years of change of the status of English in Puerto Rico Carlos M. Ramírez-González and Roamé Torres-González Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	173
The English language in Quebec 1940–1990 Calvin Veltman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	205
THE EUROPEAN UNION
The European Union (EU – formerly European Community): Status change of English during the last fifty years Ulrich Ammon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	241
THE BRITISH SPHERE OF INFLUENCE
A tale of two Englishes: The imperial language in post-colonial Kenya and Uganda Alamin M. Mazrui and Ali A. Mazrui Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	271
English in South Africa 1940–1996 Daryl McLean and Kay McCormick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	303
English in Sudan Anwar Wagi’alla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	339
Post-imperial English in Nigeria 1940–1990 Ayo Bamgbose Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	357
The swinging pendulum: English in Tanzania 1940–1990 Saida Yahya-Othman and Herman Batibo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	373
The life-cycle of post-imperial English in Cameroon Beban Sammy Chumbow and Augustin Simo Bobda Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	401
Fifty years of English in Singapore: All gains, (a) few losses? Makhan L. Tickoo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	431
The status of English in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from 1940–1990 Fawwaz Al-Abed Al-Haq and Oqlah Smadi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	457
The post-imperial status of English in Sri Lanka 1940–1990: From first to second language Chitra Fernando Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	485
Post-imperial English in Malaysia Asmah Haji Omar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	513
English in Israel after independence Bernard Spolsky Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	535
The spread of English in India: Politics of language conflict and language power Hans Raj Dua Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	557
English in Papua New Guinea James Oladejo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	589
CONCLUSIONS
Summary and interpretation: Post-imperial English 1940–1990 Joshua A. Fishman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	623
Subject index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	643

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9783110872187

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October 1, 1996

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9783110147544

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Reprint 2011

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8

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654

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110872187

eBook ISBN: 9783110872187

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110147544

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Englisch; Soziolinguistik; Commonwealth

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