Essays about: "English imperialism"

Found 5 essays containing the words English imperialism.

1. 1. "We are increasingly western rather than Soviet" : A qualitative study on attitudes to English in Lithuania

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Eva Svenborn Johansson; [2022]
   Keywords : English language; language attitudes; language ideologies; linguistic imperialism; Lithuania; Russification.;

   Abstract : The English language holds a status of a global Lingua Franca that is geographically and historically unique, and English dominance and the language ideologies surrounding it have been the subject of extensive research and discussions. Two contrasting viewpoints significant for these discussions are the idea of the global spread of English as a form of linguistic imperialism, and the idea of the global spread of English as a natural, and mostly positive, consequence of globalisation. READ MORE

3. 2. Back to the Future of a ‘Global Britain’

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

   Author : Menelaos Lampis; [2020]
   Keywords : British nationalism; Industrialisation; Euroscepticism; Brexit; Global Britain; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the evolution of British nationalism regarding two major historical segments - industrialisation and imperialism - considering Brexit. The essay aims to reveal the true colours of Global Britain, and it is based on two dominant sections, the origins of British nationalism, as they are described by Ernest Gellner, Liah Greenfeld and Krishan Kumar, and its development into a hard Eurosceptic, right-wing populist phenomenon. READ MORE

4. 3. Linguistic Landscaping in Singapore: The Local Linguistic Ecology and the Roles of English

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Hoa Tang; [2016]
   Keywords : linguistic landscape; the ecology of language; language ecology; linguistic dominance; niches; multilingual ism ; English imperialism; diffusion-of-English paradigm; language shift; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The present thesis, adopting the ecology of language as its conceptual orientation as well as employing linguistic landscape as its methodological tool to collect and analyze data, firstly aims at investigating (1) how the four official languages of Singapore namely Malay, (Mandarin) Chinese, Tamil, and English have been deployed on signs by three different social actors, i.e. READ MORE

5. 4. An Englishman in Paris : A Study of Katherine Mansfield's Construction of Englishness in Je Ne Parle Pas Français

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Simon Adam Almqvist; [2016]
   Keywords : Englishness; Otherness; identity; Mansfield; empire;

   Abstract : The author discusses the construction of Englishness in Katherine Mansfield’s short story Je Ne Parle Pas Français using previous accounts for Englishness, Otherness and the context of modernism –primarily featuring imperialism. The author concludes that there is an English identity portrayed in Je Ne Parle Pas Français, but that it is to a greater extent associated with imperialism than other identifiable cultural traits. READ MORE

6. 5. Chronicles of the English Language in Pakistan : A discourse analysis of milestones in the language policy of Pakistan

   University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Alia Amir; [2008]
   Keywords : Language Policy; English; Pakistan; Discourse Analysis; Education; British India;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I will be investigating educational policies with a focus on English as a medium of instruction. The medium of instruction in Pakistan varies with respect to each province and the social status of the school. Consequently, English is not taught only as a foreign language but is a medium for upward mobility. READ MORE