The impact of English in postcolonial, postmodern Cyprus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4179497 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa J Mcentee-Atalianis, Lisa Mcentee-Atalianis (0000-0002-0939-4953, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 2004 |
| Issue | 168 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-21 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijsl.2004.034 |
| OpenAlex | W2039857873 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 2 |
The role and potential hegemonic affect of the English language in postmodern and postcolonial nations continues to dominate discourse internationally. Recent studies in Europe have highlighted the benefits and costs of English as a lingua franca and have also described changing patterns of use within communities, by underlining its potential dominance at the expense of national varieties, leading to the reformulation of national, social and cultural identities. At the same time, they have also emphasized the effects of globalization upon the strengthening of national boundaries and consciousness. Similar accounts of language contact and conflict in postcolonial nations (e.g., those in Africa) have materialized (e.g., Abdulaziz 1991). It is within this global context that a discussion of the impact of English in Cyprus is framed. Prior to discussing the Cypriot context, issues of nationalism and linguistic identity, global/glocalization and the economics of linguistic exchange are explored
Art · Linguistics · Literature · Postmodernism · Sociology · Cyprus History, Politics, Society · History · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.24 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2021 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |