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Language, Negotiation and Peace - The Use of English in Conflict Resolution (Hardcover)
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Language, Negotiation and Peace - The Use of English in Conflict Resolution (Hardcover)
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The end of the twentieth- and beginning of the twenty-first
centuries have witnessed a large scale increase in demands for
international peace keeping mechanisms. Because of a complex
history of spread and power, English has become the de facto lingua
franca of international communication and negotiation, and the
inevitable accompaniment to this is the growth in hostility against
the perceived imperialism of the English language. This book argues
that the growth of English(es) as a lingua franca has the potential
to foster closer bonds between communities, countries and
continents. Using the background methodology of Peace Studies,
Patricia Friedrich applies political theory to linguistic evidence,
to show how English can be instrumental both in the restoration of
peace and in the building of social justice. In this analysis, the
language classroom emerges as a central site in conflict
prevention. A fascinating, innovative study of the place of the
English language in the modern world, this book will be of interest
to academics researching applied linguistics or world Englishes.
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