The Politics of English -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Preface -- 1. Language policies, language ideologies and local language practices -- Language planning and the regulation of interaction -- Language plans, discursive overflows -- Language as already local -- Language as semiotic resource -- Conclusion -- References -- Part I. South Asia -- 2. The politics of Hinglish -- The journey of Hinglish: From Stardust to Star TV -- Hinglish according to the Indian English and the diaspora film -- Hinglish: Democraticizing or widening social difference? -- References -- 3. Globalization and multilingualism: Text types in the linguistic ecology of Delhi -- Hindi vis-à-vis English in India -- Globalization and multilingualism: A review -- Code mixing in texts in the public domain -- Methods and data sources -- Data and discussion: Monoliterate texts -- Signs of biliteracy -- Orthographic hybridity -- Code mixing within an utterance -- Hybridity in transliteration -- Conclusions -- References -- 4. Kadura of privileged power, instrument of rural empowerment? The politics of English in Sri Lanka -- Colonial period: English privilege -- Nationalism and independence: Sinhala protectionism, ethnic polarization -- The nationist period -- Liberation: Rural empowerment -- Implications -- Concluding thoughts -- References -- 5. The interface of language, literature and politics in Sri Lanka -- References -- Part II. Southeast Asia -- 6. Governing English in Singapore: Some challenges for Singapore's language policy -- Independence: Aiming for ethnic harmony and economic prosperity -- Language policy in Singapore -- Denying English the status of a mother tongue -- Pitting English against Singlish -- Coming to terms with Standard Singaporean English -- Conclusion: Allowing greater autonomy in language choices -- References.

7. Uncertain locale: The dialectics of space and the cultural politics of English in Singapore -- "English" and "Chinese" positionalities in Singapore: The colonial legacy -- Singapore Chineseness: "Impurity", fragmentation, dislocation -- English, cosmopolitanism, class: Linguistic identity, mockery and self-loathing -- Conclusion: Linguistic space, dislocation, and the nation state -- References -- 8. The encroachment of English in Malaysian cultural expression -- References -- 9. Negotiating bilingual identities in the Malay community -- Language and identity: Theory and practice -- The sociolinguistic setting -- Study design -- Participants' narratives -- Discussion: Community ideologies and practices -- Learners' responses and roles -- Evolving bilingual identities -- Implications -- References -- 10. The grip of English and Philippine language policy -- Tracing the grip of English in the Philippines -- Competing in the global economy -- Mitigating the grip of English -- Some concerns -- Conclusion -- References -- 11. Nimble tongues: Philippine English and the feminization of labour -- The feminization of non-standard Philippine English -- Nimble fingers, nimble tongues -- English and the care of the world -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III. Asia Pacific -- 12. English vs. English conversation: Language teaching in modern Japan -- Introduction: Japan's language policy -- School English, courses of study, and unsuccessful results -- Beyond school English, Eikaiwa "English conversation" and English ideology -- Eigo and seiyô konpurekkusu: An inferiority complex about English and the west -- Katakanago: Katakana words and Japanese English -- Suggestions for English conversation ideology and identity -- Conclusion: English and English conversation for the future of Japan -- References.

13. Language policy and practice in English loanwords in Japanese -- The historical ubiquity of loanwords in Japan -- The "problematizing" of English loanwords -- The treatment of loanwords in newspapers -- Government officials' use of loanwords -- The perceived power asymmetry of English loanword use in Japan -- Third place languages and third space boundaries -- References -- 14. English speakers in Korea: A short literary history -- English and Korean colonial modernity -- The sexual politics of English in the post-Korean War period -- The return of the repressed -- References -- 15. English, class and neoliberalism in South Korea -- Neoliberal reforms of Korean education -- English and class in recent Korean education policy -- Indexicality of English and naturalization of the neoliberal order -- References -- 16. Conclusion -- Re-thinking the foundations of English language education -- Reconciling national language pride with English language usage -- Responding rationally to inter-country 'competitiveness' -- Conclusion -- References -- Contributors -- Index.