Post-imperial English: Status Change in Former British and American Colonies, 1940-1990
Joshua A. Fishman, Andrew W. Conrad, Alma Rubal-Lopez
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Contents
Some empirical and theoretical issues
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3 |
The state of the discussion
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13 |
A comparative analysis of former
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37 |
From imperial design to the imperative need
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85 |
19401993
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113 |
Postimperial English in the Philippines
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139 |
Ninetyfive years of change of
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173 |
The English language in Quebec 19401990
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205 |
English in Tanzania 19401990
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373 |
The lifecycle of postimperial English in Cameroon
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401 |
All gains a few losses?
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431 |
The status of English in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia KSA from
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457 |
Postimperial English in Malaysia
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513 |
English in Israel after independence
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535 |
Politics of language conflict
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557 |
English in Papua New Guinea
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589 |
The imperial language in postcolonial
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271 |
English in South Africa 19401996
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303 |
English in Sudan
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339 |
Postimperial English in Nigeria 19401990
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357 |
Postimperial English 19401990
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