Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture
Print version: Prendergast, Catherine. Buying into English : language and investment in the new capitalist world. Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2008] ix, 180 pages ; 24 cm Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture ISBN 9780822943464
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction : the first language of capitalism -- Lingua non grata : English during communism -- Other worlds in other words -- "We live and learn" -- Real life in English -- The golden cage.