English language hegemony: retrospect and prospect
Abstract This paper explores the ascent of English as a global lingua franca within the context of linguistic hegemony, following Phillipson’s 1992 framework. It scrutinizes English’s role in the rapidly globalizing world, emphasizing its dominance across economic, governance, and scientific sectors...
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| description | Abstract This paper explores the ascent of English as a global lingua franca within the context of linguistic hegemony, following Phillipson’s 1992 framework. It scrutinizes English’s role in the rapidly globalizing world, emphasizing its dominance across economic, governance, and scientific sectors and its impact on non-native English-speaking countries. Utilizing a sociolinguistic approach, combined with historical and interdisciplinary analysis, the study evaluates the influence of English hegemony in cultural, educational, and technological domains, with a focus on post-colonial and expanding circle nations. Additionally, the paper provides critical insights for developing language policies in these areas, considering the intricate role of English in the global linguistic landscape. It concludes by considering the prospects of English language hegemony. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ae1025fcbdae4b92964691202e7ce0482024-03-05T18:00:38ZengSpringer NatureHumanities & Social Sciences Communications2662-99922024-02-011111910.1057/s41599-024-02821-zEnglish language hegemony: retrospect and prospectJie Zeng0Jianbu Yang1School of Foreign Languages, Chengdu Normal UniversityTianfu College of SWUFEAbstract This paper explores the ascent of English as a global lingua franca within the context of linguistic hegemony, following Phillipson’s 1992 framework. It scrutinizes English’s role in the rapidly globalizing world, emphasizing its dominance across economic, governance, and scientific sectors and its impact on non-native English-speaking countries. Utilizing a sociolinguistic approach, combined with historical and interdisciplinary analysis, the study evaluates the influence of English hegemony in cultural, educational, and technological domains, with a focus on post-colonial and expanding circle nations. Additionally, the paper provides critical insights for developing language policies in these areas, considering the intricate role of English in the global linguistic landscape. It concludes by considering the prospects of English language hegemony.https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-02821-z |
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| title | English language hegemony: retrospect and prospect |
| title_full | English language hegemony: retrospect and prospect |
| title_fullStr | English language hegemony: retrospect and prospect |
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| title_short | English language hegemony: retrospect and prospect |
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