Global Englishes and transcultural flows

What impresses Pennycook is that these "transcultural flows," as he calls them, have comfortably rooted hip-hop (and English) in youth culture worldwide without uproars over the imperialism of spreading English to the world and without the time and effort of establishing national language...

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Published in:Language in Society 2008, Vol.37 (3), p.476-479
Main Authors: Al-Malki, Amal, Kaufer, David
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Codes
Cultural contact
English language
Hip hop culture
Language policy
Language use
Linguistics
National languages
Popular culture
Reviews
Semiotics
Theory
Transnationalism
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Summary:What impresses Pennycook is that these "transcultural flows," as he calls them, have comfortably rooted hip-hop (and English) in youth culture worldwide without uproars over the imperialism of spreading English to the world and without the time and effort of establishing national language policies calling for English to enter a particular country's school system by a particular grade.
ISSN:0047-4045
1469-8013
DOI:10.1017/S0047404508080676