English as a Tool of British Political and Linguistic Imperialism in Chinua Achebe’s A Man of the People
The spread of English is considered as a tool of British political and linguistic imperialism in effects of globalization. Kachrus Three Circle model of World Englishes has always played significant role in the categorization of the spread of English. This model is always used as an important tool...
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Department of English, University of Chitral
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The spread of English is considered as a tool of British political and linguistic
imperialism in effects of globalization. Kachrus Three Circle model of World
Englishes has always played significant role in the categorization of the spread of
English. This model is always used as an important tool to critically analyze the
distributed circle of English speaking regions in the world where English is
dominant over other languages and cultures. In the present study the outer circle
from Kachrus model is focused. A Man of the People by Chinua Achebe has been
analysed through the lens of Kachrus Three Circle Model of World Englishes. The
study finds that the spread of English is basically a tool used for homogenized
attack by British imperialism in order to subdue other cultures, politically and
linguistically.
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3f203fcec64413e9a551da06b201a6f2024-04-12T16:47:48ZengDepartment of English, University of ChitralUniversity of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature2617-36112663-15122019-12-013II10.33195/9mp4m158English as a Tool of British Political and Linguistic Imperialism in Chinua Achebe’s A Man of the PeopleNaeema Shah0M. Phil Scholar, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Baluchistan The spread of English is considered as a tool of British political and linguistic imperialism in effects of globalization. Kachrus Three Circle model of World Englishes has always played significant role in the categorization of the spread of English. This model is always used as an important tool to critically analyze the distributed circle of English speaking regions in the world where English is dominant over other languages and cultures. In the present study the outer circle from Kachrus model is focused. A Man of the People by Chinua Achebe has been analysed through the lens of Kachrus Three Circle Model of World Englishes. The study finds that the spread of English is basically a tool used for homogenized attack by British imperialism in order to subdue other cultures, politically and linguistically. https://jll.uoch.edu.pk/index.php/jll/article/view/175stigmatization, imperialism, concentric, sweeping generalization |
| spellingShingle | Naeema Shah English as a Tool of British Political and Linguistic Imperialism in Chinua Achebe’s A Man of the People University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature stigmatization, imperialism, concentric, sweeping generalization |
| title | English as a Tool of British Political and Linguistic Imperialism in Chinua Achebe’s A Man of the People |
| title_full | English as a Tool of British Political and Linguistic Imperialism in Chinua Achebe’s A Man of the People |
| title_fullStr | English as a Tool of British Political and Linguistic Imperialism in Chinua Achebe’s A Man of the People |
| title_full_unstemmed | English as a Tool of British Political and Linguistic Imperialism in Chinua Achebe’s A Man of the People |
| title_short | English as a Tool of British Political and Linguistic Imperialism in Chinua Achebe’s A Man of the People |
| title_sort | english as a tool of british political and linguistic imperialism in chinua achebe s a man of the people |
| topic | stigmatization, imperialism, concentric, sweeping generalization |
| url | https://jll.uoch.edu.pk/index.php/jll/article/view/175 |
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