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English and the discourses of colonialism

Is the English language neutral, global and open to everyone? This text suggests not. By examining colonial language policies in India, Malaysia and Hong Kong, this book shows how various policies emerged
eBook, English, 1998
Routledge, London, 1998
Electronic books
1 online resource (xii, 239 pages)
9780203006344, 9780415178471, 9780415178488, 9781134684083, 9781280182815, 0203006348, 0415178479, 0415178487, 1134684088, 1280182814
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English and the cultural constructs of colonialism
The cultural contructs of colonialism
Anglicism, Orientalism and colonial language policy
Hong Kong: Opium, riots, English and Chinese
Images of the self: our marvellous tongue
Images of the other: China and cultural fixity
English, continuity and counterdiscourse
English