Download or read book Language Choice in a Nation Under Transition written by Thomas Clayton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-06-03 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines language choice in contemporary Cambodia. It uses the spread of English, and French attempts at thwarting it in favor of their own language, to study and evaluate competing explanations for the spread of English globally. The book focuses on language choice and policy, and will appeal to scholars in comparative education where language and language policy studies represent a growing area of research interest.