English in the Nordic Countries

ISBN-13: 9781032224688 / Twarda / 2023 / 248 str.

Opis

People in the Nordic states – Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland – rank as among the most proficient speakers of English in the world. In this unique volume, international experts explore how this came to be.

Recenzje

The Nordic languages have a millennium of spatial co-existence, but it is only through a view from outside, from the perspective of the influence of English for less than a century that it has gained social, cultural, and linguistic unity as a coherent place. This volume is an exciting and innovative take on the Nordic languages, with each chapter showcasing the latest research in its respective subfield and forming an indispensable set of readings for a deeper understanding of the Nordic mentality. The editors' final chapter not only successfully brings the findings by the respective authors together, but also in a creative fashion presents the views of ten eminent Nordic scholars on the relation between English and the Nordic languages.

Jan-Ola Östman, prof. em. University of Helsinki, Finland

Spis treści

Chapter 1. English in the Nordic countries: An introduction

Elizabeth Peterson and Kristy Beers Fägersten

Part I: Background and critical perspectives

Chapter 2. The role of English in the Nordic language system

Johan Strang

Chapter 3. Shifting connections between English and the languages of the Nordic region

Elizabeth Peterson

Chapter 4. Anglicization of the languages of the Nordic countries: Popular culture and everyday discourse

Kristy Beers Fägersten

Chapter 5. Language contact and language change: Impact on the languages of the Nordic countries

Helga Hilmisdóttir and Elizabeth Peterson

Chapter 6. Beyond threat or opportunity – English and language ideological tensions in the Nordic countries

Janus Mortensen

Part II: English in different settings

Chapter 7. Parallelingualism, translanguaging, and English-medium instruction in Nordic higher education

BethAnne Paulsrud and Una Cunningham

Chapter 8. English in the Nordic workplace: Practices, policies, and ideologies

Dorte Lønsmann

Chapter 9. English in Norway’s multilingual North: A rhizomatic view on encounters with historical and transnational diversity

Florian Hiss

Chapter 10. Metapragmatics of "bad" English in Finnish social media

Samu Kytölä

Chapter 11. English in Nordic multilingual families: Couple and family language practices

Kaisa S. Pietikäinen and Louisa Gühr

Chapter 12. English in the Nordic countries: Conclusions

Elizabeth Peterson and Kristy Beers Fägersten

O autorze

Elizabeth Peterson is a senior university lecturer in the Department of Languages at the University of Helsinki. She is a sociolinguist who specializes in variation, language contact, language attitudes, and ideologies. An American migrant to Finland, she is especially interested in the dynamics of multilingualism, language rights, and language change.

Kristy Beers Fägersten is Professor of English Linguistics at the School of Culture and Education at Södertörn University, Sweden. Her research disciplines include pragmatics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and conversation analysis. Her publications feature analyses of the language of media and popular culture, with a special focus on language play, humor, and swearing.