Local Politics of Global English

Selma K. Sonntag is Professor of Government and Politics at Humboldt State University.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: What is Global English?Chapter 2 Globalization and the Politics of LanguageChapter 3 Language Politics in the United States: Projecting a Global Vision?Chapter 4 Language Politics in France, or How Do You Say "Junk Food" in Breton?Chapter 5 Subaltern Language Politics in IndiaChapter 6 Language Politics in Democratic Transitions: Comparing South Africa and NepalChapter 7 Understanding Linguistic Globalization

The focus of Professor Sonntag’s book, local political responses to the globalization of English, becomes more important every day, and it has the potential to illuminate our understanding of a wide range of political phenomena. The book’s use of well-chosen case studies within a nicely framed analytical structure provides just the right combination of theory and empirical data to fulfill its promise. Theoretically grounded, empirically rich, written in accessible prose, and filled with deeply thoughtful insights and reflections, this book makes a substantial contribution to the literatures on language politics, comparative politics, globalization, and socio-linguistics.