Language and identity in Switzerland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20357912 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Keith Davidson (0000-0001-9269-3227, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15-17 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | English Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-0784 • E-ISSN: 1474-0567 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0266078409990551 |
| OpenAlex | W2033176999 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
A proposal for Federal status for English as a Swiss language. I have written previously on the role of English as a vehicular language in plurilingual Switzerland ( ET 42, April 1995) and more recently on the cachet of English in the Swiss media ( ET 95, September 2008). Switzerland sits at the heart of Europe, not as a member of the European Union but with continually negotiated bi-lateral arrangements and now relatively open borders. As elsewhere in Europe English is widely used in academia, administration and the big corporations, but there is a surprising suggestion from the Swiss scientific community that English should now be given formal recognition as a Swiss language
Art · Business · English language · European union · International trade · Linguistics · Political science · Gender Studies in Language · Linguistic research and analysis · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |