Week 3: ELF, Linguistic Imperialism

Linguistic imperialism is the imposition of one language on speakers of other languages. It is also known as linguistic nationalism, linguistic dominance, and language imperialism. In our time, the global expansion of English has often been cited as the primary example of linguistic imperialism.

The term "linguistic imperialism" originated in the 1930s as part of a critique of Basic English and was reintroduced by Robert Phillipson in his monograph "Linguistic Imperialism" (Oxford University Press, 1992). In that study, Phillipson offered this working definition of English linguistic imperialism: "the dominance asserted and maintained by the establishment and continuous reconstitution of structural and cultural inequalities between English and other languages." Phillipson viewed linguistic imperialism as a subtype of linguicism.

The topic will be dicussed covering all the aspects of Linguistic Imperialism. 

 

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