Culture and Identity through English as a Lingua Franca

Rethinking Concepts and Goals in Intercultural Communication

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Will Baker

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Series:

Developments in English as a Lingua Franca [Delf]

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The use of English as a global lingua franca has given rise to new challenges and approaches in our understanding of language and communication. One area where ELF (English as a lingua franca) studies, both from an empirical and theoretical orientation, have the potential for significant developments is in our understanding of the relationships between language, culture and identity. ELF challenges traditional assumptions concerning the purposed 'inexorable' link between a language and a culture. Due to the multitude of users and contexts of ELF communication the supposed language, culture and identity correlation, often conceived at the national level, appears simplistic and naïve. However, it is equally naïve to assume that ELF is a culturally and identity neutral form of communication. All communication involves participants, purposes, contexts and histories, none of which are 'neutral'. Thus, we need new approaches to understanding the relationship between language, culture and identity which are able to account for the multifarious and dynamic nature of ELF communication.

Author Biography:

Will Baker, University of Southampton, UK

Release date NZ

June 26th, 2015

Author

Will Baker

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Professional & Vocational

Pages

295

Series

Developments in English as a Lingua Franca [Delf]

Dimensions

155x230x20

ISBN-13

9781501510625

Product ID

23105033

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