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Auteur(s) : Northrup, David (1941-....)
Titre(s) : How English became the global language [Texte imprimé] / David Northrup
Édition : First edition
Publication : New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIII-205 p.) ; 23 cm
Comprend : Introduction: disciplines, perspectives, debates, and overview. How different disciplines
tell the history of English ; An introduction to language history ; Debates about
modern history ; Overview ; The language of the British Isles. Invaders ; Modern
English ; English in Scotland, Wales, and Ireland ; Conclusion ; The language of
North America. Colonial beginnings ; Expansion and assimilation ; Persistence of other
languages and bilingualism ; English in Imperial Asia and Africa. British colonies
in Asia ; British colonies in Africa ; American colonies in Africa, Asia, and the
Pacific ; Cultural worlds. International relations ; Scientific English ; Business
English ; Global English literature ; Popular culture: rap and Mac ; Tipping points.
The world wide web ; Soviet disintegration ; China tips Asia ; The global academic
language ; Conclusion.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-196) and index
"While there have been many books on the history of globalization to date, most have
stressed economics and politics. Cultural globalization, of which the emergence of
English as the world's first global language is a prime example, has been comparatively
neglected. In this book, the first written about the globalization of the English
language by a professional historian, the exploration of English's global ascendancy
receives its proper historical due. Historians have traditionally left the history
of language to linguists and other language specialists, and this brief, accessible
volume breaks new ground in its organization, emphasis on causation, and conclusions."--Publisher's
website
Sujet(s) : Anglais (langue) -- Histoire
Anglais langue internationale
Anglais (langue) -- Variation linguistique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781137303059 (hardcover). - ISBN 1137303050 (hardcover). - ISBN 9781137303066
(paperback). - ISBN 1137303069 (paperback)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43659169c
Notice n° :
FRBNF43659169
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