Linguistic imperialism
Linguistic imperialism or language imperialism is when the most used language is forced onto people who do not use that language. Imperialism is the reason why this happens. Linguistic imperialism is viewed by some people as a way to show power.[1][2]
Linguistic Imperialism Media
A photo of students at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School
Thomas Babington Macaulay
Warrant for the urgent removal of Basque language inscriptions from tombstones in Gernika and its substitution for Spanish (1949), according to ordinance
Notes
- ↑ Kamusella, Tomasz (2020). "Global Language Politics: Eurasia versus the Rest". Journal of Nationalism, Memory & Language Politics. 14: 118–151. doi:10.2478/jnmlp-2020-0008.
- ↑ Master, Peter (1998). "Positive and Negative Aspects of the Dominance of English". TESOL Quarterly. 32 (4): 716–727. doi:10.2307/3588002. JSTOR 3588002.