Zeng Jie, Ponce Ariel Robert, Li Yuxin
School of Foreign Languages, Chengdu Normal University, Chengdu, China.
College of Arts and Letters, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines.
Front Psychol. 2023 Mar 8;14:1149471. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1149471. eCollection 2023.
As Phillipson warned, "[l]inguistic imperialism [is] alive and kicking" and has become even more subtle in an era when English has become the global . With this, this conceptual paper aims to propose features of linguistic neo-imperialism by describing how English has continuously spread and retained its power in various domains particularly in periphery countries, whether ex-colonies or non-colonies. Broadly, we highlight these features from the aspects of communication, business, academia, and education. The features of English linguistic neo-imperialism are interrelated and interactive in these fields, reinforcing the current dominant position of English. We then proceed with drawing implications for the local languages, particularly in their preservation and use alongside English and other dominant s.
正如菲利普森所警告的，“语言帝国主义[依然]活跃且盛行”，在英语已成为全球通用语言的时代，它变得更加微妙。据此，这篇概念性论文旨在通过描述英语如何在各个领域，尤其是在周边国家，无论是前殖民地还是非殖民地国家，持续传播并保持其影响力，来提出语言新帝国主义的特征。大致而言，我们从交流、商业、学术界和教育等方面突出这些特征。英语语言新帝国主义的这些特征在这些领域相互关联且相互作用，强化了英语当前的主导地位。然后，我们继续探讨对当地语言的影响，特别是在它们与英语及其他主导语言并存时的保存和使用方面。
