ABSTRACT
An analogy can be drawn between linguistic imperialism and political imperialism, like dominant nations, dominant languages also try to conquer weaker ones. Linguistic imperialism, by altering the production and quality of literary artifacts, which have an important cultural value, makes the political imperialism long-lasting. The linguistic dimension of imperialism becomes prominent with the adoption of English as official or semiofficial language in the newly independent colonies. English is now the dominant or official language in over 60 countries and largely used in every continent. In this age of neo-imperialism, the English linguistic imperialism has proved instrumental in establishing the political and economic hegemony of English speaking nations and populations over non-English speaking populations and nations, particularly those former colonies of European power.
