17.1426, Media: English lingua franca and English Identity

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LINGUIST List: Vol-17-1426. Mon May 08 2006. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 17.1426, Media: English lingua franca and English Identity

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Date: 08-May-2006
From: Madalena Cruz-Ferreira < ellmcf at nus.edu.sg >
Subject: English lingua franca and English Identity 

	
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Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 22:31:59
From: Madalena Cruz-Ferreira < ellmcf at nus.edu.sg >
Subject: English lingua franca and English Identity 
 


An interesting article on the BBC about who speaks English to whom, when,
where and why, and what this means for those who only speak English. It's at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4978074.stm 

Enjoy!

Madalena 


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