Language is Politics discusses power relations between languages in the world, with a particular focus on English.
The book debunks some common myths about Language and it suggests that we should be more modest.
The basic tenet of this book is that languages do not exist in the natural world; they are artefacts made by humans.
Even though English is the most widely spoken and the most powerful Language worldwide, it is not the lingua franca it is often supposed to be.
Language is Politics discusses power relations between languages in the world, with a particular focus on English