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English Language: The Last Bastion of Globalization

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: The article analyzes the causes and consequences of linguistic globalization. If extra-linguistic factors were decisive for English to become a global language, linguistic factors were decisive for its preservation and development. The globalization of the English language has become possible by some of its immanent properties and is not exclusively a consequence of civilizational superiority. Therefore, the loss of global civilizational superiority will not necessarily cause the English language to lose its global status. While the coincidence of a number of extra-linguistic factors was important for English to become global, linguistic factors are crucial to maintain this status. The main risks of language globalization are critically analyzed. Despite the growing trend of deglobalization, English remains the last bastion of globalization.

Source: Theory and Practice in Language Studies

DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1307.04

Authors: Alexander N. Dolgenko, Marina S. Kosyreva, Violetta R. Bogoslovskaya

Institutions: Sechenov University, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Language: English

Topic: Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies

Subfield: Linguistics and Language

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

OpenAlex ID: W4382795640

FWCI: 1.712

Cites: 20

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10