Liberation linguistics and the Quirk Concern

1. The Quirk concerns

1.1. Multi-indentities of English

1.1.1. liberation theology

1.1.2. confusion of types of linguistics variety

1.1.3. institutionalized variety

1.1.4. disclaimer of homogeneity

1.1.5. distinction between ESL and EFL

1.1.6. desirability of non-native norms

2. A historical context for Quirk's concern

2.1. various periods not only about English

3. Myths vs. Multiingual realities

3.1. monolingual societies

3.1.1. concerns are far from the realites of multilingual societies

3.2. linguistic realities

3.3. sociolinguistic realities

3.4. educational realities

4. World Englishes and language policies

4.1. spread of English

4.2. formulation of language policies

4.2.1. pressure groups

4.2.2. unplanned parameters

4.3. conflict between the slogan and the action

5. The Quirk concerns and language policies

5.1. authoritative codification

5.2. sociological codification

5.3. educational codification

5.4. psychological codification