Quote: "Linguistic imperialism or language imperialism is occasionally defined as 'the transfer of a dominant language to other people'."
This subfield examines the impact and the use of colonial languages during imperialistic practices.
The Concept of Imperialism: A general introduction to the term “imperialism," its definition, and its historical context.
The Colonial Period: The study of the period of colonialism, including its causes, impacts, and policies.
The Imperial Age: The study of the various empires and their territories during the period of imperialism, its characteristics and ideologies, and the role of language in the process.
Lingua Franca: The study of the languages that are or have been used as a common language in regions of colonialism or imperialism.
Standardization of Language: The study of how colonial powers and empires imposed the use of their language as the standard of communication, its effects on local languages and culture.
Language Revitalization: The study of efforts to revive or preserve endangered or extinct languages that were affected by the colonization process.
Literary Translation: The study of literary works that were translated and popularized within the imperial framework.
Migration: The study of how migration during imperial periods contributed to the spread of certain languages and cultures to new regions.
Education: The study of educational policies during colonial and imperial periods, how it affected language learning and the spread of the colonial languages.
Cultural Assimilation: The study of the process of cultural assimilation and how it affected language use among indigenous people, immigrants, and colonized populations.
Settlement Colonialism: This type of colonialism involves the settlement of colonizers in the lands they conquer, often resulting in the displacement or oppression of the native population.
Exploitation Colonialism: In this type of colonialism, the focus is on extracting resources and labor from the colonized areas, often resulting in exploitation of the local population.
Plantation Colonialism: This type of colonialism involves the establishment of plantations by colonizers in conquered lands, often resulting in the enslavement of locals to work on those plantations.
Sphere of Influence Colonialism: In this type of colonialism, one country dominates the trade and economic activities of another country without necessarily colonizing it or imposing direct rule.
Linguistic Imperialism: This refers to the dominant language of a powerful country being imposed on others, resulting in the erosion or outright loss of native languages.
Imperial Languages: Some imperial powers have spread their language throughout their colonization efforts, leading to the proliferation of languages like English, Spanish, and French across different continents.
Language Genocide: Sometimes colonization results in the deliberate extermination of native languages and cultures, often with the aim of imposing colonial languages and concomitant cultures on the conquered populations.
Quote: "This language 'transfer' (or rather unilateral imposition) comes about because of imperialism."
Quote: "The transfer is considered to be a sign of power; traditionally military power but also, in the modern world, economic power."
Quote: "Aspects of the dominant culture are usually transferred along with the language."
Quote: "In spatial terms, indigenous languages are employed in the function of official (state) languages in Eurasia, while only non-indigenous imperial (European) languages in the 'Rest of the World'."
Quote: "In the modern world, linguistic imperialism may also be considered in the context of international development, affecting the standard by which organizations like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank evaluate the trustworthiness and value of structural adjustment loans."
Quote: "Since the early 1990s, linguistic imperialism has attracted attention among scholars of applied linguistics."
Quote: "In particular, Robert Phillipson's 1992 book, Linguistic Imperialism, has led to considerable debate about its merits and shortcomings."
Quote: "Phillipson found denunciations of linguistic imperialism that dated back to Nazi critiques of the British Council."
Quote: "European aristocracy was, at the time, agreeing on the use of English."
Quote: "Soviet analyses of English as the language of world capitalism and world domination."
Quote: "In this vein, criticism of English as a world language is often rooted in anti-globalism."
Quote: "Affecting the standard by which organizations like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank evaluate the trustworthiness and value of structural adjustment loans."
Quote: "Linguistic imperialism may also be considered in the context of international development, affecting the standard by which organizations like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank evaluate the trustworthiness and value of structural adjustment loans."
Quote: "In spatial terms, indigenous languages are employed in the function of official (state) languages in Eurasia."
Quote: "Only non-indigenous imperial (European) languages in the 'Rest of the World'."
Quote: "Denunciations of linguistic imperialism that dated back to Nazi critiques of the British Council."
Quote: "The transfer is considered to be a sign of power; traditionally military power but also, in the modern world, economic power."
Quote: "This language 'transfer' (or rather unilateral imposition) comes about because of imperialism."
Quote: "Since the early 1990s, linguistic imperialism has attracted attention among scholars of applied linguistics."