English in Germany

Contact, Spread and Attitudes

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2268869
AutoresSuzanne K Hilgendorf (0000-0003-0844-7088, Wayne State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2007
Volumen26
Número2
Páginas131-148
Fecha de publicación2007-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaWorld Englishes (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0883-2919 • E-ISSN: 1467-971X
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-971x.2007.00498.x
OpenAlexW2166793052
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas33
Referencias citadas23

The majority of studies examining English in Germany have been rather narrow in focus, addressing largely the phenomenon of Anglicisms in the German language. In the late 1980s, however, scholars began looking beyond Anglicisms to consider the broader topic of the English language in the German context. This paper presents a qualitative, macrosociolinguistic profile of English in the largest of the German-speaking countries, and also Europe's most powerful economy, the Federal Republic of Germany. Utilizing Kachru's world Englishes model as a theoretical framework, this study examines the following issues for a more comprehensive understanding of the impact of English in Germany today: the history of contact, the functional range of English, and the attitudes associated with the language

Context (archaeology · English language · Epistemology · Focus (optics · German · Language contact · Linguistics · Phenomenon · Political science · Sociology · History · Linguistic Education and Pedagogy · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Philosophy · Second Language Learning and Teaching