English in the German-Speaking World

Author:   Raymond Hickey (Universität Duisburg–Essen)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781108488099


Pages:   270
Publication Date:   05 December 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Raymond Hickey (Universität Duisburg–Essen)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9781108488099


ISBN 10:   1108488099
Pages:   270
Publication Date:   05 December 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

1. English in the German-speaking world: the nature and scale of language influence Raymond Hickey; Part I. The Status of English: 2. English in the German-speaking world: an inevitable presence Christian Mair; 3. English in Germany and the European context Sandra Mollin; 4. English in the former German Democratic Republic Göran Wolf; Part II. The Transmission of English: 5. The history of English instruction in the German-speaking world Friederike Klippel; 6. English language (teacher) education in Germany after 1945 Sabine Doff; 7. Supporting English medium instruction at German institutions of higher education Susanne Göpferich, Ina Alexandra Machura and Janine T. Murphy; Part III. Domains and Features of English: 8. Anglophone practices in Berlin: from historical evidence to transnational communities Theresa Heyd and Britta Schneider; 9. English in the German-speaking world: immigration and integration Janet M. Fuller; 10. Processes of language contact in English influence on German Alexander Onysko; 11. Persistent features in the English of German speakers Raymond Hickey; 12. Compiling a speech corpus of German English: rhoticity and the BATH vowel Sandra Jansen and Christian Langstrof; 13. A question of direction: German influence on English Julia Landmann; Part IV. Beyond Germany: 14. Varieties of English in the Netherlands and Germany Alison Edwards and Robert Fuchs; 15. English in Austria: policies and practices Ute Smit and Marlene Schwarz; 16. English in Switzerland Simone Pfenninger and Richard Watts; 17. English and German in Namibia Sarah Buschfeld and Anne Schröder; 18. English in German-speaking Wisconsin and the aftermath Joseph Salmons and Miranda E. Wilkerson; 19. The English 'infusion' in Pennsylvania German Mark Louden.

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'English in the German-Speaking World gives a clear, understandable, and multifaceted account of different aspects of the topic, shedding light on many different angles and perspectives and can therefore be seen as a valuable contribution to studying the role of English in the German-speaking world.' Sabrina Link, Linguist


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Raymond Hickey is Professor of English Linguistics at the Universität Duisburg–Essen, Germany. His main research interests are varieties of English, language contact, variation and change. Some of his recent publications include Listening to the Past (Cambridge, 2017), The Cambridge Handbook of Areal Linguistics (Cambridge, 2017) and English in Multilingual South Africa (Cambridge, forthcoming).

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