Anne Kari Bjørge
Biographic Data
| ID | 6521686 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anne Kari Bjørge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anne Kari |
| FAMILY NAME | Bjørge |
| SIGNATURE | BJØRGE A K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Norwegian School of Economics |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Corporate values
Major corporations may as part of their communication strategy present a number of core values in the form of abstract property nouns, for example, integrity. Such nouns are rich in meaning, which gives rise to a corporate discourse associated with their interpretation. Multinational companies tend to use English as a lingua franca (ELF) to formulate these values in order to reach a global workforce, which in some cases may lead to a need for exp…
Expressing Disagreement in ELF Business Negotiations
English spoken by those who do not share their first language is increasingly referred to as English lingua franca (ELF). For ELF speakers, it can be a challenge to express conflicting opinions, as a common language and/or cultural background cannot be taken for granted. This is recognized by writers of business English textbooks, who provide advice concerning ways to express disagreement. The present paper analyses this advice based on 13 textbo…
Power distance in English lingua franca email communication 1
This study investigates level of formality in international students’ emails sent to academic staff. National cultures have different traditions when it comes to adopting an egalitarian or a more distant student–professor relationship. Hofstede's cultural dimension of power distance (PD) is used to distinguish between relatively high and relatively low PD cultures. The students’ choice of initial greeting and complimentary close is discussed with…
The explicitation of proper names in expository news texts
This article addresses the combination of proper name and descriptive appositive in expository news texts, e.g . Thorn EMI, the music and rental group . This apposition construction is particularly frequent in news texts. It may well be that, like translators, journalists have to make assumptions concerning the situational and cultural context they share with their readership, and, as a result, feel compelled to add information if they consider t…
Power distance in English lingua franca email communication 1
This study investigates level of formality in international students’ emails sent to academic staff. National cultures have different traditions when it comes to adopting an egalitarian or a more distant student–professor relationship. Hofstede's cultural dimension of power distance (PD) is used to distinguish between relatively high and relatively low PD cultures. The students’ choice of initial greeting and complimentary close is discussed with…
The explicitation of proper names in expository news texts
This article addresses the combination of proper name and descriptive appositive in expository news texts, e.g . Thorn EMI, the music and rental group . This apposition construction is particularly frequent in news texts. It may well be that, like translators, journalists have to make assumptions concerning the situational and cultural context they share with their readership, and, as a result, feel compelled to add information if they consider t…
The explicitation of proper names in expository news texts
This article addresses the combination of proper name and descriptive appositive in expository news texts, e.g . Thorn EMI, the music and rental group . This apposition construction is particularly frequent in news texts. It may well be that, like translators, journalists have to make assumptions concerning the situational and cultural context they share with their readership, and, as a result, feel compelled to add information if they consider t…
Power distance in English lingua franca email communication 1
This study investigates level of formality in international students’ emails sent to academic staff. National cultures have different traditions when it comes to adopting an egalitarian or a more distant student–professor relationship. Hofstede's cultural dimension of power distance (PD) is used to distinguish between relatively high and relatively low PD cultures. The students’ choice of initial greeting and complimentary close is discussed with…
Expressing Disagreement in ELF Business Negotiations
English spoken by those who do not share their first language is increasingly referred to as English lingua franca (ELF). For ELF speakers, it can be a challenge to express conflicting opinions, as a common language and/or cultural background cannot be taken for granted. This is recognized by writers of business English textbooks, who provide advice concerning ways to express disagreement. The present paper analyses this advice based on 13 textbo…
Corporate values
Major corporations may as part of their communication strategy present a number of core values in the form of abstract property nouns, for example, integrity. Such nouns are rich in meaning, which gives rise to a corporate discourse associated with their interpretation. Multinational companies tend to use English as a lingua franca (ELF) to formulate these values in order to reach a global workforce, which in some cases may lead to a need for exp…
Computer Science (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (3 works) · English as a lingua franca (3 works) · Lingua franca (3 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (2 works) · linguistics and terminology studies (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)