English and Spanish 2021
DOI: 10.1017/9781108623469.002
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The Emergence of Global Languages

Abstract: It is a rather trivial truism to state that English is the leading global language today, by far. This is not a statement which should result in a triumphalist attitude, and it is a fact which clearly also meets with some opposition, predominantly on the side of so-called 'critical' linguists (e.g. Phillipson 1992). However, whether this is perceived as desirable or not, despite some efforts to the contrary and the need to recognize the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity, the pull toward English i… Show more

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