Abstract
In this chapter, I argue that the study of English as a lingua franca (ELF) can be fruitfully framed as the study of sociolinguistic change. In adopting a sociolinguistic change perspective, researchers who take an interest in ELF and change are invited to move beyond a focus on language change and to pursue a more comprehensive and holistic interest in the processes of social and linguistic change that arise from – and give rise to – the contemporary widespread use of English as a lingua franca. I illustrate the argument by providing examples from research into the internationalization of Danish universities since the late 1990s, showing how the introduction of ELF as a language of teaching and learning involves change in multiple dimensions, including language ideology, discursive practices and social norms.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Titel | Language change : The impact of English as a lingua franca |
Redaktører | Anna Mauranen, Svetlana Vetchinnikova |
Antal sider | 23 |
Udgivelsessted | Cambridge |
Forlag | Cambridge University Press |
Publikationsdato | 2020 |
Sider | 152-174 |
Kapitel | 6 |
ISBN (Elektronisk) | 9781108675000 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2020 |