Из статьи Роберта Филлипсона ‘GLOBALIZING ENGLISH: ARE LINGUISTIC HUMAN RIGHTS AN ALTERNATIVE TO LINGUISTIC IMPERIALISM?’

В части Linguistic Imperialism Филлипсон пишет о том, что английский язык и его распространение стало для Британии и США в постколониальном мире оружием влияния и оружием лингвистической колонизации:
"There is no doubt that British and American leaders regard the spread of English as being in their interest. One of the first policy statements by Malcolm Rifkind, when he became British Foreign Secretary, was to the effect that Britain is a 'global power with worldwide interests thanks to the Commonwealth, the Atlantic relationship and the growing use of the English language' (reported in The Observer, 24 September 1995). The English language is promoted by Britain, according to British Council publicity, in order 'to exploit the position of English to further British interests' as one aspect of maintaining and expanding the 'role of English as the world language into the next century ... Speaking English makes people open to Britain's cultural achievements, social values and business aims' (from the press pack at the launching of 'English 2000', March 1995). The expansion of English in the postcommunist world is now less a strategic interest than a commercial opportunity. In the postcolonial world, the expansion of English was not left to chance. It was a strategic concern of the US and UK governments (стратегическое направление!), without whose blessing and funding the English as a Second Language (ESL) profession would not have come into existence in the trail-blazing form it took in the 1950s and 60s (Phillipson, 1992:chapter 6). Language promotion invariably interlocks with economic and political interests."