English in the German-speaking world /

"English has a considerable history in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and present-day English has a significant influence on the vocabulary of modern German. Examining the ongoing influence of English on German in these countries, Raymond Hickey leads a team of authors to explore a wide rang...

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Other Authors: Hickey, Raymond, 1954- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kigdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Series:Studies in English language.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 1. English in the German-speaking world: the nature and scale of language influence / Raymond Hickey
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 Schultz
  • 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.