Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Oxford Handbook of World Englishes |
| Editors | Markku Filppula, Juhani Klemola, Devyani Sharma |
| Place of Publication | Oxford |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Publication date | 2017 |
| Pages | 312-332 |
| Chapter | 16 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780199777716 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199985036 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Published online December 2013Keywords
- Biodiversity
- European Union
- Language endangerment
- Lingua franca
- Linguicide
- Linguicism
- Linguistic diversity
- Linguistic imperialism
- Mother-tongue based multilingual education
- World Bank
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English, Language Dominance, and Ecolinguistic Diversity Maintenance. / Phillipson, Robert; Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove.
The Oxford Handbook of World Englishes. ed. / Markku Filppula; Juhani Klemola; Devyani Sharma. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017. p. 312-332.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
TY - CHAP
T1 - English, Language Dominance, and Ecolinguistic Diversity Maintenance
AU - Phillipson, Robert
AU - Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove
N1 - Published online December 2013
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The chapter analyses how English became dominant and the implications of the expansion of dominant languages for the linguistic and cultural ecology and biodiversity. English has expanded through the imperialist and linguicist policies of the UK, the USA and the World Bank. Key structural and ideological parameters are identified. In postcolonial contexts, language in education policies remain largely unchanged. Linguicism can lead to linguicide. The need for terminological clarity is stressed: for instance “lingua franca” should not imply that language is unconnected to power. A multidisciplinary approach to analysing the relationships between linguistic and other diversities is needed. There is hard data on ecolinguistic impoverishment: diversity of all kinds is seriously endangered. Examples are given of mother-tongue-based multilingual education in Africa and of Nordic policies to maintain the vitality of local languages. However, these are up against the market forces behind English and European Union policies that strengthen English.
AB - The chapter analyses how English became dominant and the implications of the expansion of dominant languages for the linguistic and cultural ecology and biodiversity. English has expanded through the imperialist and linguicist policies of the UK, the USA and the World Bank. Key structural and ideological parameters are identified. In postcolonial contexts, language in education policies remain largely unchanged. Linguicism can lead to linguicide. The need for terminological clarity is stressed: for instance “lingua franca” should not imply that language is unconnected to power. A multidisciplinary approach to analysing the relationships between linguistic and other diversities is needed. There is hard data on ecolinguistic impoverishment: diversity of all kinds is seriously endangered. Examples are given of mother-tongue-based multilingual education in Africa and of Nordic policies to maintain the vitality of local languages. However, these are up against the market forces behind English and European Union policies that strengthen English.
KW - Biodiversity
KW - European Union
KW - Language endangerment
KW - Lingua franca
KW - Linguicide
KW - Linguicism
KW - Linguistic diversity
KW - Linguistic imperialism
KW - Mother-tongue based multilingual education
KW - World Bank
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DO - 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199777716.013.005
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9780199777716
SP - 312
EP - 332
BT - The Oxford Handbook of World Englishes
A2 - Filppula, Markku
A2 - Klemola, Juhani
A2 - Sharma, Devyani
PB - Oxford University Press
CY - Oxford
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