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Denman, Feargus – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
This article examines how Russian speakers in Ireland delimit and describe (their/the) Russian language in relation to representations of standard Russian. It is based on analysis of discussions conducted between speakers of Russian living in Ireland, facilitated by the Our Languages (2008-2011) research project, investigating multilingualism and…
Descriptors: Russian, Metalinguistics, Standard Spoken Usage, Foreign Countries
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Lønsmann, Dorte – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2015
With the spread of English as a global language, concerns have been voiced over the impact of English on local languages. This article presents results from an ethnographic study of language ideologies in a Danish workplace with a particular focus on ideologies of English in relation to the local language and to other foreign languages. In this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indo European Languages, English, Language Dominance
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Doiz, Aintzane; Lasagabaster, David; Sierra, Juan Manuel – World Englishes, 2011
In the new European higher education space, Universities in Europe are exhorted to cultivate and develop multilingualism. The European Commission's 2004-2006 action plan for promoting language learning and diversity speaks of the need to build an environment which is favourable to languages. Yet reality indicates that it is English which reigns…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Group Discussion, Language of Instruction, Multilingualism