Realities and Myths of Linguistic Imperialism

• Autores: Robert Phillipson
• Localización: Journal of multilingual and multicultural development, ISSN 0143-4632, Vol. 18, Nº. 3, 1997, págs. 238-248
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This is a response to Alan Davies’s review article ‘Ironising the Myth of Linguicism’ (1996). It summarises principles for the analysis of linguistic imperialism and demonstrates that the phenomenon is far from mythical. The theoretical anchoring is followed by a response to some of the specific points raised by Davies so as to show that his fairly sweeping generalisations are not justified. In conclusion, issues of educational aid, its myths and realities, are raised and some pointers for future action indicated. ¼ scarcely any attention has been paid to what I believe is the privileged role of culture in the modern imperial experience, and little notice taken of the fact that the extraordinary reach of classical nineteenth- and early twentieth-century European imperialism still casts a considerable shadow over our own times ¼ direct colonialism has largely ended; imperialism, as we shall see, lingers where it has always been, in a kind of general cultural sphere as well as in specific political, ideological, economic, and social practices. (Said, 1993: 3–8)