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English as Lingua Franca and English in Europe
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Berns, Margie – World Englishes, 2009
One of the objectives of English as Lingua Franca (ELF) researchers is an account of the unique features of English that they have found in the speech of European users of English. These features, it is argued, describe a variety of English which they label "English as Lingua Franca". The choice of this particular term is problematic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Researchers, English (Second Language), Language Role
The Cultural and Linguistic Context of English in West Germany.
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Berns, Margie – World Englishes, 1988
Considers the linguistic creativity of West German users of English and their particular variety of English, its forms and functions, processes of nativization, the borrowing process, and West Germans' attitudes toward English, and highlights the unique social, cultural and linguistic role English plays in the German context. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, German, Language Attitudes