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De-Hegemonizing Language Standards

- Learning from (Post) Colonial Englishes about English

About De-Hegemonizing Language Standards

This study first establishes the discriminatroy and elitist nature of standard languages and standardisation itself, considering as counter-example the case of Sri Lankan English as symptomatic of the 'other' or postcolonial Englishes.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780333616345
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 216
  • Published:
  • October 6, 1995
  • Dimensions:
  • 148x220x30 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 468 g.
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Expected delivery: December 8, 2024

Description of De-Hegemonizing Language Standards

This study first establishes the discriminatroy and elitist nature of standard languages and standardisation itself, considering as counter-example the case of Sri Lankan English as symptomatic of the 'other' or postcolonial Englishes.

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