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May 23, 2018 · English is the world's favourite lingua franca - the language people are most likely to turn to when they don't share a first language. Imagine, for example, a Chinese speaker who speaks no...
Feb 26, 2024 · This paper explores the ascent of English as a global lingua franca within the context of linguistic hegemony, following Phillipson’s 1992 framework.
May 2, 2021 · The study of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), that is the language used for communication between non-native speakers outside the borders of the countries where it has an official status as a national language, is acquiring undeniable significance for understanding its development trends.
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Jul 24, 2022 · In an ambitious cross-cultural study, researchers found that adults around the world speak and sing to babies in similar ways.
May 19, 2023 · Will English lose its position as the global lingua franca? The British Council’s The Future of English: Global Perspectives explores the role of English in the world today and how that may change in the future. English is spoken by billions of people.
Dec 1, 2015 · Rather than a monolithic language, connected solely to native Anglophone speakers, English has taken nowadays a plurality of forms, from Inner and Outer circle varieties to its lingua franca function as a means of communication among speakers of different L1s across the world.
There has been little research on the question of to what extent native speakers of English are willing to agree on the linguistic consequences that their language’s role as a lingua franca has for its use and are tolerant of deviations from standard English norms.
