New Perspectives on English as a European Lingua Franca

New Perspectives on English as a European Lingua Franca
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages : 263
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ISBN-10 : 9789027270993
ISBN-13 : 9027270996
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Book Synopsis New Perspectives on English as a European Lingua Franca by : Heiko Motschenbacher

Download or read book New Perspectives on English as a European Lingua Franca written by Heiko Motschenbacher and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-12-15 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume complements earlier work on English as a lingua franca (ELF) by providing an in-depth study of the phenomenon from a decidedly European perspective. Distancing itself from more traditional approaches to the study of English in Europe (linguistic imperialism and “Euro-English”), the study is theoretically grounded in more recent approaches, namely the ELF paradigm and the postmodernist conceptualisation of “English”. Methodologically speaking, the study analyses language use in Eurovision Song Contest press conferences as a community of practice of European salience. The ethnographically based analyses focus on various linguistic levels, thereby producing a comprehensive picture of European ELF as a discursive formation. Various qualitative and quantitative methods are used to shed light on the following aspects: code-choice practices in ELF talk, participants’ metalinguistic comments on the use of ELF, complimenting behaviour via ELF and relativisation patterns. On the basis of this data, the concluding section advances discussions revolving around the conceptualisation of ELF in general, the connection between ELF and Europeanness, and implications for European language policies.

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