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English and the discourses of colonialism /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pennycook, Alastair, 1957-
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
Series:Politics of language.
Subjects:
English language > Political aspects > Commonwealth countries.
English language > Political aspects > Foreign countries.
English language > Great Britain > Colonies.
English language > Discourse analysis.
Great Britain > Colonies > Languages.
Communication, International.
Decolonization > Terminology.
Imperialism > Terminology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.