English as a lingua franca
Singapore
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4178240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph Foley (0000-0002-7293-0560, corresponding author), Joseph A Foley |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 2006 |
| Issue | 177 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijsl.2006.004 |
| OpenAlex | W1986168245 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
When people discuss English as a global lingua franca, the implication is not so much how widely used the language is but rather what form of English should be used. This paper describes the role and features of a variety of English used in Singapore as one example of the developing new varieties of English that are emerging. The consequences of the spread of new varieties is then discussed in more general terms of standardization, identity, and what role the language classroom has to play in developing a global English
Art · English as a lingua franca · English language · Lingua franca · Linguistics · Political science · Sociology · Standardization · Varieties of English · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Artificial Intelligence
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2016 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |