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Shaping the climate for language shift? English in Sweden's elite domains

In English

Författare

  • E C Berg
  • Francis Hult
  • K A King

Summary, in English

This paper investigates how & to what degree English is used in specific elite domains in Sweden through analysis of (1) language requirements to participate in undergraduate & graduate programs at competitive institutions, & (2) language qualifications & language use patterns in elite professions. We find that English is used pervasively, but not exclusively. The paper also explores to what extent these language use patterns in elite domains suggest that a language shift toward English in Sweden might take place in the future. Although our data indicate that functional dominance of English is far from complete, we argue the fact that because English holds a prominent position in certain elite domains, it might be significant in influencing language ideology. Furthermore, whereas Sweden cannot presently be characterized as a nation undergoing language shift, the high status of English as the language of international communication & its significance as an important channel of communication in many elite domains are possibly important factors in shaping the climate for language use patterns of the coming decades.

Avdelning/ar

Publiceringsår

2001

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

305-319

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

World Englishes

Volym

20

Issue

3

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Wiley-Blackwell

Ämne

  • Languages and Literature

Nyckelord

  • English
  • language shift
  • diglossia
  • Swedish

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0883-2919