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.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
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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.
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Chapter 1. English in the Nordic countries: An introductionElizabeth Peterson and Kristy Beers FägerstenPart I: Background and critical perspectivesChapter 2. The role of English in the Nordic language system Johan StrangChapter 3. Shifting connections between English and the languages of the Nordic regionElizabeth PetersonChapter 4. Anglicization of the languages of the Nordic countries: Popular culture and everyday discourseKristy Beers FägerstenChapter 5. Language contact and language change: Impact on the languages of the Nordic countriesHelga Hilmisdóttir and Elizabeth PetersonChapter 6. Beyond threat or opportunity: English and language ideological tensions in the Nordic countriesJanus MortensenPart II: English in different settings Chapter 7. Parallelingualism, translanguaging, and English-medium instruction in Nordic higher educationBethAnne Paulsrud and Una CunninghamChapter 8. English in the Nordic workplace: Practices, policies, and ideologiesDorte LønsmannChapter 9. English in Norway’s multilingual North: A rhizomatic view on encounters with historical and transnational diversityFlorian HissChapter 10. Metapragmatics of "bad" English in Finnish social mediaSamu KytöläChapter 11. English in Nordic multilingual families: Couple and family language practicesKaisa S. Pietikäinen and Louisa GührChapter 12. English in the Nordic countries: ConclusionsElizabeth Peterson and Kristy Beers Fägersten
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The Nordic languages have a millennium of spatial co-existence, but it is only through a view from outside, from the perspective of the influence of English for less than a century that it has gained social, cultural, and linguistic unity as a coherent place. This volume is an exciting and innovative take on the Nordic languages, with each chapter showcasing the latest research in its respective subfield and forming an indispensable set of readings for a deeper understanding of the Nordic mentality. The editors' final chapter not only successfully brings the findings by the respective authors together, but also in a creative fashion presents the views of ten eminent Nordic scholars on the relation between English and the Nordic languages.Jan-Ola Östman, prof. em. University of Helsinki, Finland
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ISBN
9781032224688
Publisert
2023-11-15
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
639 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
244

Om bidragsyterne

Elizabeth Peterson is a senior university lecturer in the Department of Languages at the University of Helsinki. She is a sociolinguist who specializes in variation, language contact, language attitudes, and ideologies. An American migrant to Finland, she is especially interested in the dynamics of multilingualism, language rights, and language change.

Kristy Beers Fägersten is Professor of English Linguistics at the School of Culture and Education at Södertörn University, Sweden. Her research disciplines include pragmatics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and conversation analysis. Her publications feature analyses of the language of media and popular culture, with a special focus on language play, humor, and swearing.