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Mathew, Leya,

English linguistic imperialism from below : moral aspiration and social mobility / Leya Mathew. - xvi, 191 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Critical language and literacy studies; 28 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Moral aspiration -- Development and its afterlives -- Temporal migrations -- Social lives of rote -- Scripted lives of communication -- Obsessive hope -- Mandated resistance -- Rote to interaction -- Conclusion: Linguistic imperialism from below.

"The book shows how English has been newly constituted as a dominant language in post-market reform India. Political economic transitions experienced as radical social mobility fuelled intense non-elite desire for English schooling. Rather than English schooling leading to social mobility, new experiences of mobility necessitated English schooling"--

ISBN: 9781788929134 9781788929141

LCCN: 2021061177

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English language--Political aspects--India.
English language--Social aspects--India.
English language--Study and teaching--India.
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
Imperialism.

LC Class. No.: PE3502.I6 MAT / M38 2022

Dewey Class. No.: 306.442/21054