English in the Nordic Countries : : Connections, Tensions, and Everyday Realities.

• Author: Peterson, Elizabeth.
• TeilnehmendeR: Beers Fägersten, Kristy.
• Place / Publishing House: Milton : : Taylor & Francis Group,, 2023.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (261 pages)

Table of Contents

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 English in the Nordic Countries: An Introduction -- Introduction -- Defining the Languages, the Region, and the Scope -- Describing the Nordic Countries -- English in the Nordic Countries: An Overview -- Critical Approaches in this Volume -- English in the Nordic Countries: Volume Overview -- Part I: Background and Critical Perspectives -- Part II: English in Different Settings -- Notes -- References -- Part I Background and Critical Perspectives -- 2 The Role of English in the Nordic Language System -- Introduction -- Is the Nordic Language Community in Decline? -- Hierarchies Among the Scandinavian Languages -- Hierarchies Among the Languages of the Nordic Countries as a Whole -- The English Invasion -- The Languages of Nordic Cooperation: Are Scandinavian and English Mutually Exclusive? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3 Shifting Connections Between English and the Languages of the Nordic Region -- Introduction -- The Distant Past: Shared Origins of English and the Scandinavian Languages -- Contact in the British Isles: The Origins of English -- Contacts in the Nordic Region: The Origins of the Scandinavian Languages -- Contact With English Outward From the Nordic Region -- The Middle Ages -- The Colonial Period -- Emigration From the Nordic Countries to English-Speaking Regions -- English Coming Into Contact With the Nordic-Based Languages Inside the Nordic Region -- Contemporary Nordic Immigration and English Language Contact -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 4 Anglicization of the Languages of the Nordic Countries: Popular Culture and Everyday Discourse -- Introduction -- Popular Culture as a De Facto English-Language Educator -- Revisiting English From Above, English From Below.

The Effect of Popular Culture On Language Use -- Attitudes Toward English and Anglophone Popular Culture -- Code-switching as a Nordic Characteristic -- Popular Culture-Sourced Code-Switching -- Swear Word-Sourced Code-Switching -- English as a Lingua Ludica and a Lingua Maledicta -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 5 Language Contact and Language Change: Impact On the Languages of the Nordic Countries -- Introduction -- Linguistic Evidence of Language Contact -- Frequency of Lexical Borrowings From English -- Major Domains of Lexical Borrowing -- Classifications of Borrowings -- Adaptation -- Meaning, Connotation, and Context of Use -- Morphophonemic Adaptation -- Spelling -- Interaction and Adaptation -- Summary and Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 6 Beyond Threat Or Opportunity: English and Language Ideological Tensions in the Nordic Countries -- Introduction -- The Domain Loss Debate - a Brief Historical Sketch -- Sociolinguistic Change in the Making -- What Do "Real People" Say? -- Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Part II English in Different Settings -- 7 Parallelingualism, Translanguaging, and English-Medium Instruction in Nordic Higher Education -- Introduction -- Main Concepts -- An Overview of Selected EMI Research -- Policy and Ideology in EMI -- Stakeholders and Language Use in EMI -- Multilingualism and EMI -- Theoretical Framework -- EMI in Swedish Higher Education -- EMI in Swedish HE -- A Closer Look at EMI at Two Universities -- EMI: Spaces and Hierarchies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 8 English in the Nordic Workplace: Practices, Policies, and Ideologies -- Introduction -- The Role of English in Nordic Workplaces -- Theoretical Framework: Language Practices, Policies, and Ideologies -- Case Study: Introducing English to Internationalize the Organization -- Conclusion -- Notes.

References -- 9 English in Norway's Multilingual North: A Rhizomatic View On Encounters With Historical and Transnational Diversity -- Introduction -- Linguistic Diversity and English in Norway -- The Sociolinguistic Setting in Northern Norway -- A Rhizomatic Approach -- Case 1: Tourists, Locals, and the Linguistic Landscape -- Case 2: Linguistic Diversity at Work -- Case 3: English, National, and Indigenous Languages in Research and Higher Education -- Comparing the Case Studies -- Note -- References -- 10 Metapragmatics of "Bad" English in Finnish Social Media -- Introduction -- Multilingualism (With English): From Lexical Anglicisms to Polylingual Languaging -- Digital Linguistic Diversity -- Conceptualizing "Bad" and "Deliberately Bad" English -- Transnational Nordic Overview -- Metapragmatic Reflexivity and Metalinguistic Commentary -- Previous Case Studies On the Two Futisforums -- Futisforum2 and "Register Here Shockingly Good English Experts" -- The Topic Titled "Register Here Shockingly Good English Experts" -- Discussion and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 11 English in Nordic Multilingual Families: Couple and Family Language Practices -- Introduction -- English in Intimate Spaces in the Nordic Countries -- The Current Study: Scope, Data, and Methods -- Analysis -- Language Practices as a Couple: Use and Development Over Time -- Language Practices as a Couple: The Role of English in Learning the Local Language -- The Multilingual Familylects -- Parent-child Interaction -- Family Language Practices and Policies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Appendix: Transcription Key -- 12 English in the Nordic Countries: Conclusions -- English in Relation to the Languages of the Nordic Countries -- Changes in Research Approaches of Language and Language Use -- Nordic Exceptionalism -- the Nordic Countries as a Model -- Acknowledgments.

References -- Index.