Publications

Publication details [#41545]

Clachar, Arlene. 1998. Differential Effects of Linguistic Imperialism on Second Language Learning: Americanisation in Puerto Rico versus Russification in Estonia. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 1 (2) : 100–118.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

colonialism | language dominance | second language acquisition

Language as a subject

English, American | Russian

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This article examines the differential effects of Americanisation and Russification on respectively English and Russian as a second language learning in the colonised societies of Puerto Rico and Estonia.