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English language as hydra

by Vaughan Rapatahana, Pauline Bunce

Influence on foreign languagesSocial aspectsEnglish languageLanguagesLanguages in contactForeign coutriesPolitical aspectsEnglish language, social aspects

English Language as Hydra argues that, far too often, the English language industry has become a swirling, beguiling monster, unashamedly intent on challenging local lingua-diversity and threatening individual identities. This book brings together the voices of linguists, literary figures and teaching professionals in a wide-ranging expos? of this enormous Hydra in action on four continents.

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