Linguistic Imperialism is a book written by Robert Phillipson, research professor at Copenhagen Business School's Department of English, published in 1992 by Oxford University Press. In Linguistic Imperialism, Phillipson argues that Western countries have used English as a tool of imperialism to dominate colonies and former colonies. He further explores the ideologies transmitted through the English language. The book was followed by Linguistic Imperialism Continued, first published by Routledge in 2010. See also Cultural imperialism English as a lingua franca Hegemony Linguistic imperialism References Sources 1992 non-fiction books Applied linguistics Books about education English as a global language Interlinguistics Linguistic rights Linguistics books Social sciences books Sociolinguistics works