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- Title
Identity and standards for English as a European Union lingua franca.
- Authors
Modiano, Marko
- Abstract
This article addresses, from an applied linguistics perspective, the position English maintains among the myriad of languages spoken in the European Union (EU). The linguistic make‐up of EU society, as well as the language policy of the Union, is scrutinised. The role English is playing in European unification is also important for the discussion, as is the call for a re‐evaluation of the norms deployed in English language teaching. The linguistic nativisation currently taking place in mainland Europe, which indicates that English is functioning more as an Outer Circle rather than as an Expanding Circle language, is juxtaposed with these developments.
- Subjects
EUROPE; ENGLISH language education; LINGUA francas; EUROPEAN Union; LANGUAGE policy
- Publication
World Englishes, 2024, Vol 43, Issue 2, p210
- ISSN
0883-2919
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/weng.12646