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

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ISBN-13: 9783110147544
Publisher: De Gruyter
Publication date: 10/1/1996
Series: Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] Series , #72
Pages: 664
Product dimensions: 6.14 (w) x 9.21 (h) x 1.44 (d)

	Introduction: Some empirical and theoretical issues	3
	The international role of English: The state of the discussion	13
	The ongoing spread of English: A comparative analysis of former Anglo-American colonies with non-colonies	37
	English in Cuba: From imperial design to the imperative need	85
	The position of English in Mexico: 1940-1993	113
	Post-imperial English in the Philippines	139
	English under U. S. sovereignty: Ninety-five years of change of the status of English in Puerto Rico	173
	The English language in Quebec 1940-1990	205
	The European Union (EU - formerly European Community): Status change of English during the last fifty years	241
	A tale of two Englishes: The imperial language in post-colonial Kenya and Uganda	271
	English in South Africa 1940-1996	303
	English in Sudan	339
	Post-imperial English in Nigeria 1940-1990	357
	The swinging pendulum: English in Tanzania 1940-1990	373
	The life-cycle of post-imperial English in Cameroon	401
	Fifty years of English in Singapore: All gains, (a) few losses?	431
	The status of English in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from 1940-1990	457
	The post-imperial status of English in Sri Lanka 1940-1990: From first to second language	485
	Post-imperial English in Malaysia	513
	English in Israel after independence	535
	The spread of English in India: Politics of language conflict and language power	557
	English in Papua New Guinea	589
	Summary and interpretation: Post-imperial English 1940-1990	623
	Subject index	643

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