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There have been considerable recent demographic shifts in the use of English worldwide. English is now undoubtedly(and particularly) an international lingua franca, a lingua mundi. The sociolinguistic reality of English language use worldwide, and its implications, continue to be hotly contested. Plenty of research has questioned, for example, the ownership of English, but less attention has been paid to the linguistic consequences of the escalating role English plays.This is one of the first books to provide a detailed and comprehensive account of recent empirical findings in the field of Eng

English language --- Intercultural communication. --- Cross-cultural communication --- Communication --- Culture --- Cross-cultural orientation --- Cultural competence --- Multilingual communication --- Technical assistance --- Variation --- Globalization. --- Anthropological aspects --- Dialectology --- Sociolinguistics --- Germanic languages

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This book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in researching or just learning more about the changing role and status of English across Europe. The status of English today is explained in its historical context before the authors present some of the key debates and ideas relating to the challenge English poses for learners, teachers, and language policy makers.

English language --- Language planning --- Sociolinguistics --- Germanic languages --- Language and languages --- Planned language change --- Social aspects --- Planning --- Language and culture --- Linguistics --- Sociology --- Integrational linguistics (Oxford school) --- English as a Lingua Franca. --- English in Europe. --- Language Planning.

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