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Soft Power: A Driver of the Rise of the Treasury of a Language
English for International Students, Duke University, Durham, USA
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Open Journal of Modern Linguistics·Volume 11 (2021)·Pages 668–671·Published 12 July 2021·DOI10.4236/ojml.2021.114052
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Abstract
This paper argues that through soft power techniques including cultural missions and education exchange programs, the treasury of language expands. Speakers of a language deposit a number of language aspects such as grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation into the treasury of that language. If an expanded treasury is a concern, soft power techniques should be adopted. The English language treasury has been in the rise as a result of cultural missions and education exchange programs, namely run by the British Council and AMIDEAST.
KeywordsGlobalizationSoft PowerEconomic ColonialismLinguistic Imperialism
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