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Attitudes Toward the Spread of English in Italy
Author(s) -
Pulcini Virginia
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
world englishes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.6
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-971X
pISSN - 0883-2919
DOI - 10.1111/1467-971x.00048
Subject(s) - americanization , xenophobia , hostility , accommodation , media studies , history , sociology , political science , social science , psychology , immigration , social psychology , law , anthropology , neuroscience
This paper focuses on attitudes toward the spread of English in Italy in the course of this century, with particular reference to the Americanization of Italian society. The twentieth century Italian scene presents two radically different reactions to the penetration of American culture: hostility and xenophobia in the first half of the century; accommodation and acceptance after the Second World War. The socio‐cultural and linguistic profile of present‐day Italy will be completed by data on the presence of English in education.