THE RISE OF ENGLISH Global Politics and the Power of Language By Rosemary Salomone “Every time the question of language surfaces,” the Italian Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci wrote, “in one way or ...

The terminology used to classify students in need of specialized support to acquire the English language in public schools has shifted over time, gradually embracing more positive connotations of ...

Rosemary Salomone, a linguist and a lawyer, is a professor of law at St. John’s University in New York. Her most recent book is The Rise of English: Global Politics and the Power of Language. Back in ...

“He made a party to celebrate his son’s birthday.” These phrases might sound off to the ears of most English-speaking Americans In Miami, however, they’ve become part of the local parlance. According ...