Multilingualism is an ever-present feature in political contexts around the world, including multilingual states and international organizations. Increasingly,

"A [book] rich in detail and analysis, which anyone wanting to understand the language debate in Puerto Rico will find essential."--Arlene Davila, Syracuse Univ

In an increasingly multicultural world, the relationship between language and identity remains a complicated and often fraught subject for most societies. The g

Language is Politics discusses power relations between languages in the world, with a particular focus on English. Even though English is the most widely spoken

Language, this book argues, is political from top to bottom, whether considered at the level of an individual speaker's choice of language or style of discourse