Grading Cultural Imperialism in English Language Theory and Practice

Abstract

Abstract:

L’articolo analizza l’impiego del pensiero critico di Edward W. Said da parte di linguisti contemporanei al fine di spiegare il rapporto tra la lingua inglese e la sua lunga storia coloniale – un approccio alla teoria e alla pratica della lingua che rimane ad oggi più che marginale nelle università italiane. Il saggio, inoltre, elabora una possibile applicazione delle teorie saidiane allo studio della lingua ideando un esercizio che unisce un passo del noto manuale di Edgar Schneider English Around the World (2011) a immagini chiave da Cuore di tenebra di Joseph Conrad al fine di produrre un’ipotesi di eserciziolinguistico-critico.

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