O jazycích v roli lingua franca (se zvláštním zřetelem k angličtině)

• Authors: Tamah Sherman

Title variants

EN

On Languages (Especially English) as Lingua Francas

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

This article examines the concept of English as a lingua franca (ELF) in the context of lingua franca communication in general, with special emphasis on the contemporary Czech context. It begins by elaborating upon the context of World Englishes, on the basis of which ELF has become the subject of scholarly inquiry. Using examples from recent research, it then provides a brief analysis of the issues which arise in connection with the discussion of ELF in the Czech Republic: 1) the sociolinguistic situation of English in the Czech Republic, and 2) the connection between languages in the role of a lingua franca and metalinguistic behaviour, norms and expectations. It concludes by arguing that the phenomenon of lingua franca communication is a more general one, even applicable to languages such as Czech, and that the description of lingua franca interaction and its utilization in language planning (specifically acquisition planning) should be based on the relevant sociolinguistic theory.

Keywords

CS

angličtina jako lingua franca; sociolingvistika; angličtina v České republice; jazykový management; čeština jako lingua franca

EN

English as a lingua franca; sociolinguistics; English in the Czech Republic language management; Czech as a lingua franca

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Czech Republic
• Journal: Časopis pro moderní filologii (Journal for Modern Philology)
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 95
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 129-140

Contributors

author

Tamah Sherman

• Tamah Sherman | Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, v. v. i. | Letenská 4/123, 118 51 Praha 1, Czech Republic