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Linguistic imperialism

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Linguistic imperialism or language imperialism is when the most used language is forced onto people who do not use that language. Imperialism is the reason why this happens. Linguistic imperialism is viewed by some people as a way to show power.[1][2] 

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  1. ↑ Kamusella, Tomasz (2020). "Global Language Politics: Eurasia versus the Rest". Journal of Nationalism, Memory & Language Politics. 14: 118–151. doi:10.2478/jnmlp-2020-0008.
  2. ↑ Master, Peter (1998). "Positive and Negative Aspects of the Dominance of English". TESOL Quarterly. 32 (4): 716–727. doi:10.2307/3588002. JSTOR 3588002.
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