Global English
Africanization of the English Language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12968628 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Irina Khokhlova (Kamchatka State University named after Vitus Bering, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of European Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1918-7173 • E-ISSN: 1918-7181 |
| Publisher | Canadian Center of Science and Education (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5539/res.v7n6p201 |
| OpenAlex | W2166871150 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
The process of globalization in modern world has affected all spheres of our life—politics, economy and culture. To realize these processes people should have a common means of communication—a lingua franca. The English language has become this lingua franca, as about 1.5 billion people speak English today. This article deals with the problem of the English language africanization, regarding the position of English in South Africa and other languages impact on South African English development, Dutch, Afrikaans and especially native African languages
English language · Globalization · Lingua franca · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · History · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Second Language Learning and Teaching
Class, Race, and Inequality in South Africa
Shifting Language Attitudes in Linguistically Diverse Learning Environment in South Africa
English in Language Shift
A History of South Africa
Language shift in Grahamstown
Triglossia and Swahili-English bilingualism in Tanzania
The economics of linguistic exchanges
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |