| Multilingualism and English: The Canton of Zurich as a linguistic paradigm Contributor(s): Fisiak, Jacek (Other), Stepkowska, Agnieszka (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631639201 ISBN-13: 9783631639207 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $95.44 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Study & Teaching |
| Dewey: 306.446 |
| LCCN: 2013433420 |
| Series: Warsaw Studies in English Language and Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.42 lbs) 414 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study examines the use of English in Switzerland from a multilingual perspective based on a corpus of 400 interviews collected in the German speaking Canton of Zurich. It presents a framework for explaining the linguistic interaction that arises as a result of the use of a globalizing language in a multilingual context. It has given the relationships that obtain between the various Swiss national languages a hierarchical character. The proposed Swiss framework indicates - viewed through a macro-sociolinguistic lens - that the present linguistic situation in Switzerland seems to reflect a growing symbiotic relationship between English and the Swiss vernaculars. |
