English in the Nordic Countries : : Connections, Tensions, and Everyday Realities.
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| Place / Publishing House: | Milton : : Taylor & Francis Group,, 2023. ©2023. |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
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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.