English In The Nordic Countries
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Author | : Elizabeth Peterson |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2023-11-10 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1003805094 |
People in the Nordic states – Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland – rank as among the most proficient speakers of English in the world. In this unique volume, international experts explore how this came to be, what English usage and integration looks like in different spheres of society and the economy in these countries, and the implications of this linguistic phenomenon for language attitudes and identity, for the region at large, and for English in Europe and around the world. Led by Elizabeth Peterson and Kristy Beers Fägersten, contributors provide a historical overview to the subject, synthesize the latest research, illustrate the roles of English with original case studies from diverse communities and everyday settings, and offer transnational insights critically and in conversation with the situation in other Nordic states. This comprehensive text is the first book of its kind and will be of interest to advanced students and researchers of World/Global Englishes and English as a lingua franca, language contact and dialect studies/language varieties, language policy, multilingualism, sociolinguistics, and Nordic/Scandinavian and European studies.
Author | : Anna Kristina Hultgren |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 9789027228369 |
The article focuses on the linguistic practices of international academic staff at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) in the context of internationalization of higher education and the policy of parallel language use (PLU) at UCPH. Both Danish and English are foreign languages for the majority of the internationals at UCPH. Many see the academia at UCPH as an expat bubble, i.e. a community within a community with its advantages and challenges. Most respondents consider English as a general working language while they find Danish helpful in administrative communication and in everyday life. Th
Author | : Lars S. Vikør |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Language planning |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Hajek |
Publisher | : Multilingual Matters |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2014-10-01 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1783092513 |
This volume challenges the monolingual mindset by highlighting how language-related issues surround us in many different ways, and explores the tensions that can develop in managing and understanding multilingualism. The book features analysis and discussion on the use of languages across a range of contexts, including post-migration settlement, policy, education, language contact and intercultural communication.
Author | : Alan Swanson |
Publisher | : Rodopi |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9789042003163 |
Author | : Michael Booth |
Publisher | : Picador |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2015-01-27 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1250061970 |
NAMED THE #1 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, A WITTY, INFORMATIVE, AND POPULAR TRAVELOGUE ABOUT THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES AND HOW THEY MAY NOT BE AS HAPPY OR AS PERFECT AS WE ASSUME Journalist Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians for more than ten years, and he has grown increasingly frustrated with the rose-tinted view of this part of the world offered up by the Western media. In this timely book he leaves his adopted home of Denmark and embarks on a journey through all five of the Nordic countries to discover who these curious tribes are, the secrets of their success, and, most intriguing of all, what they think of one another. Why are the Danes so happy, despite having the highest taxes? Do the Finns really have the best education system? Are the Icelanders as feral as they sometimes appear? How are the Norwegians spending their fantastic oil wealth? And why do all of them hate the Swedes? In The Almost Nearly Perfect People Michael Booth explains who the Scandinavians are, how they differ and why, and what their quirks and foibles are, and he explores why these societies have become so successful and models for the world. Along the way a more nuanced, often darker picture emerges of a region plagued by taboos, characterized by suffocating parochialism, and populated by extremists of various shades. They may very well be almost nearly perfect, but it isn't easy being Scandinavian.
Author | : Oscar Bandle |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 1120 |
Release | : 2008-07-14 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 3110197065 |
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Author | : Nils Edling |
Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2019-01-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 178920125X |
In discussions of economics, governance, and society in the Nordic countries, “the welfare state” is a well-worn analytical concept. However, there has been much less scholarly energy devoted to historicizing this idea beyond its postwar emergence. In this volume, specialists from Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland chronicle the historical trajectory of “the welfare state,” tracing the variable ways in which it has been interpreted, valued, and challenged over time. Each case study generates valuable historical insights into not only the history of Northern Europe, but also the welfare state itself as both a phenomenon and a concept.
Author | : Andrew Linn |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 2016-08-22 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1501500562 |
This book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in researching or just learning more about the changing role and status of English across Europe. The status of English today is explained in its historical context before the authors present some of the key debates and ideas relating to the challenge English poses for learners, teachers, and language policy makers.
Author | : Oskar Bandle |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 1194 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9783110171495 |
The handbook is not tied to a particular methodology but keeps in principle to a pronounced methodological pluralism, encompassing all aspects of actual methodology. Moreover it combines diachronic with synchronic-systematic aspects, longitudinal sections with cross-sections (periods such as Old Norse, transition from Old Norse to Early Modern Nordic, Early Modern Nordic 1550-1800 and so on). The description of Nordic language history is built upon a comprehensive collection of linguistic data; it consists of more than 200 articles written by a multitude of authors from Scandinavian and German and English speaking countries. The organization of the book combines a central part on the detailed chronological developments and some chapters of a more general character: chapters on theory and methodology in the beginning and on overlapping spatio-temporal topics in the end.