The value(s) of English as a global linguistic capital

Theorists of linguistic justice tend to assume that English (particularly its native varieties) has paramount and stable value as a global communicative tool. From this alleged value they identify several injustices for non-native speakers, like unequal opportunities and lower dignity, related to th...

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Autores: Codó, Eva|||0000-0002-0884-6807, Riera Gil, Elvira|||0000-0002-8737-849X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Global English
Linguistic awareness
Linguistic capital
Linguistic justice
Linguistic value
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spelling The value(s) of English as a global linguistic capitalA dialogue between linguistic justice and sociolinguistic approachesCodó, Eva|||0000-0002-0884-6807Riera Gil, Elvira|||0000-0002-8737-849XGlobal EnglishLinguistic awarenessLinguistic capitalLinguistic justiceLinguistic valueTheorists of linguistic justice tend to assume that English (particularly its native varieties) has paramount and stable value as a global communicative tool. From this alleged value they identify several injustices for non-native speakers, like unequal opportunities and lower dignity, related to the instrumental and identity-related values of languages. In this article we challenge assumptions about the real-life value of English by engaging in an interdisciplinary dialogue that connects normative theories and sociolinguistic theories of value. Through the analysis of ethnographic case studies, we conclude that the value of English (and nativeness in English) as linguistic capital is highly context-dependent, to the extent that possessing native skills may have no positive effects for an English speaker. Both language-centred factors (linguistic awareness and adaptive skills) and non-language centred factors (markets and social indexicalities) determine this value. We highlight that normative approaches to languages cannot address instrumental and identity-related values separately, because identity is instrumental to communicative interactions. We conclude that multilingualism fulfils better than monolingualism (either in English or in state majority languages) the goals of linguistic justice traditionally associated with the latter. Finally, we engage in a critical reflection about the suitability and conditions of possibility of interdisciplinary research. 22022-01-0120222022-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/292063https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1515/ijsl-2021-0076reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest material està protegit per drets d'autor i/o drets afins. Podeu utilitzar aquest material en funció del que permet la legislació de drets d'autor i drets afins d'aplicació al vostre cas. Per a d'altres usos heu d'obtenir permís del(s) titular(s) de drets.https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2920632026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The value(s) of English as a global linguistic capital
A dialogue between linguistic justice and sociolinguistic approaches
title The value(s) of English as a global linguistic capital
spellingShingle The value(s) of English as a global linguistic capital
Codó, Eva|||0000-0002-0884-6807
Global English
Linguistic awareness
Linguistic capital
Linguistic justice
Linguistic value
title_short The value(s) of English as a global linguistic capital
title_full The value(s) of English as a global linguistic capital
title_fullStr The value(s) of English as a global linguistic capital
title_full_unstemmed The value(s) of English as a global linguistic capital
title_sort The value(s) of English as a global linguistic capital
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Codó, Eva|||0000-0002-0884-6807
Riera Gil, Elvira|||0000-0002-8737-849X
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Riera Gil, Elvira|||0000-0002-8737-849X
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Global English
Linguistic awareness
Linguistic capital
Linguistic justice
Linguistic value
topic Global English
Linguistic awareness
Linguistic capital
Linguistic justice
Linguistic value
description Theorists of linguistic justice tend to assume that English (particularly its native varieties) has paramount and stable value as a global communicative tool. From this alleged value they identify several injustices for non-native speakers, like unequal opportunities and lower dignity, related to the instrumental and identity-related values of languages. In this article we challenge assumptions about the real-life value of English by engaging in an interdisciplinary dialogue that connects normative theories and sociolinguistic theories of value. Through the analysis of ethnographic case studies, we conclude that the value of English (and nativeness in English) as linguistic capital is highly context-dependent, to the extent that possessing native skills may have no positive effects for an English speaker. Both language-centred factors (linguistic awareness and adaptive skills) and non-language centred factors (markets and social indexicalities) determine this value. We highlight that normative approaches to languages cannot address instrumental and identity-related values separately, because identity is instrumental to communicative interactions. We conclude that multilingualism fulfils better than monolingualism (either in English or in state majority languages) the goals of linguistic justice traditionally associated with the latter. Finally, we engage in a critical reflection about the suitability and conditions of possibility of interdisciplinary research.
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