English is accepted globally because it became detached from British and American identity

Evidence

English has become generalized as form and medium of (cultural and linguistic) imperialism, the cultivating medium of civilization, reason, and corpor- ate success (Koundoura 1998). — David Theo Goldberg, The Racial State, 8384 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Yet, present political movements indicate these linguistic possibilities need to be restrained, if not dismissed through policies advocating an end to bilingual education, like California’s Proposition 227 and efforts to nationally designate English as the “official” language. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2502 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: US English-only policies actively suppress linguistic identity — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2502; A lingua franca succeeds by being detached from any single ethnic or ideological identity — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 166; English serves as the carrier medium of cultural and linguistic imperialism in globalization — David Theo Goldberg, The Racial State, 8384 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• English serves as the carrier medium of cultural and linguistic imperialism in globalization #complicates (0.80) — David Theo Goldberg, The Racial State, 8384
• US English-only policies actively suppress linguistic identity #complicates (0.78) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2502