Cover of The politics of English

The politics of English

by Marnie Holborow

1999 216 pages eng

"Focusing on three main areas: the global spread of English; Standard English; and language and sexism, this book offers a major reappraisal of the role of language in the social world. In debate with theoretical approaches which underplay language's social function, Holborrow shows how the politics…

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