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Linguistic justice and global English: Theoretical and empirical approaches

International journal of the sociology of language, 2022-09, Vol.2022 (277), p.1 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

ISSN: 0165-2516 ;ISSN: 1613-3668 ;EISSN: 1613-3668 ;DOI: 10.1515/ijsl-2022-0026

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  • Title:
    Linguistic justice and global English: Theoretical and empirical approaches
  • Author: Soler, Josep ; Morales-Galvez, Sergi
  • Subjects: equality of opportunities ; global English ; linguistic justice ; Van Parijs
  • Is Part Of: International journal of the sociology of language, 2022-09, Vol.2022 (277), p.1
  • Description: The global spread of English and its impact on the pursuit of linguistic justice has been a topic of concern for scholars in a wide range of different fields in the humanities and social sciences. Firmly convinced of the usefulness of cross-field collaboration to advance our understanding of the expansion of English globally, in this special issue we bring together experts in sociolinguistics and political theory with two goals in mind: (1) to illustrate, empirically, its consequences for speakers in situated contexts; and (2) to propose potential normative responses to the global spread of English. In order to frame the overarching theme of the special issue, and to show our stance as guest editors in connection to global English, in this opening piece we develop a critique to Philippe Van Parijs’ notion of linguistic justice. In particular, we take issue with his vision that promoting English as a global lingua franca is a good idea in order to enhance everyone’s equality of opportunities (e.g., in the labour market). We question such an assumption from both a theoretical and empirical point of view, and argue that having equal access to English is not sufficient to equalize everyone’s opportunities.
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0165-2516
    ISSN: 1613-3668
    EISSN: 1613-3668
    DOI: 10.1515/ijsl-2022-0026
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