Stigma, self‐styling and ‘forced accents’ among English L2 speakers in Spain
Abstract This paper examines the relationship between shame, stigma and accent for non‐native English speakers in Spain. The low English competence of the Spanish population frequently constitutes a source of individual and collective stigma – which includes the apparent undesirability of Spanish‐sounding English.
Eva Codó, Carly Collins
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The translation into Portuguese of the 11th International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11). [PDF]
França EB+6 more
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English as a Lingua Franca in a Translanguaging context: an analysis of a Pre-A1 communicative Italian course [PDF]
Interactions in multicultural contexts are extremely frequent nowadays, this research focuses on a Pre-A1 communicative Italian class at the University of Padua and seeks to analyse the communicative strategies used by the professor and the students, who
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International Business Email Communication in ELF (English as Lingua Franca) [PDF]
E-mail correspondence has become one of the most useful ways for global communication, and more precisely for international business communication. As it is explained in the introductory section diverse studies of global communication in English have ...
Velilla Sánchez, María Ángeles+1 more
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National identity and the ownership of English in Nigeria
Abstract It has been argued that, especially in non‐Inner Circles of English, whether or not speakers consider language to be a harbinger of national identity affects their positioning as owners of that language. A plethora of prior studies have also demonstrated that language is of central importance regarding the ways in which people enact their ...
Kingsley O. Ugwuanyi, Robert M. Mckenzie
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Why Should We Prevent a Global Anglo-American Life-World? A Democratic-Deliberative Answer
Should English be promoted as a worldwide lingua franca for justice-related reasons? Philippe Van Parijs answers affirmatively in order to promote global distributive justice.
Morales-Gálvez Sergi
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Abstract This research article presents an analysis of four (semi‐)modals of necessity/obligation (must, (have) got to, have to and need to) in four CMC registers (comments, tweets, web forums and websites) originating from four South Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) along with the United Kingdom and United States.
Muhammad Shakir
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Multilingual research dissemination: Current practices and implications for bibliometrics [PDF]
English is widely used as a lingua franca in scholarly communication, yet preserving local languages is vital to reaching a broader audience. Disseminating research in multiple languages can help ensure equitable access, a responsibility shared by both publishers and authors.
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Research methods and intelligibility studies
This paper first briefly reviews the concept of intelligibility as it has been employed in both English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and world Englishes (WE) research.
SEWELL, Andrew John
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Nigerian English: History, functions and features
Abstract This article offers a comprehensive overview of Nigerian English, a rapidly expanding variety of world Englishes, recognised as one of the fastest‐growing varieties of English globally in numerical terms. This article has four aims. First, it discusses the historical developments of English in Nigeria with reference to the events that led to ...
Kingsley O. Ugwuanyi+1 more
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