FEARING THE KNOWN: ENGLISH AND THE LINGUISTIC RAMIFICATIONS OF GLOBALIZING ICELAND

Globalization has brought English language to all corners of the globe. English is the pervasive language of international connectivity and even penetrates borders to assume roles within other language communities. Iceland, like its European neighbors, feels this force. The community worries that th...

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Main Author: Albury, Nathan
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Published: Общество с ограниченной ответственностью «Издательство «Учитель» 2014
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spelling ftcyberleninka:oai:cyberleninka.ru:article/15712923 2023-05-15T16:47:10+02:00 FEARING THE KNOWN: ENGLISH AND THE LINGUISTIC RAMIFICATIONS OF GLOBALIZING ICELAND Albury, Nathan 2014 text/html http://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/fearing-the-known-english-and-the-linguistic-ramifications-of-globalizing-iceland http://cyberleninka.ru/article_covers/15712923.png unknown Общество с ограниченной ответственностью «Издательство «Учитель» text 2014 ftcyberleninka 2015-12-01T01:36:38Z Globalization has brought English language to all corners of the globe. English is the pervasive language of international connectivity and even penetrates borders to assume roles within other language communities. Iceland, like its European neighbors, feels this force. The community worries that the local prominence of English as a global force is detrimental to the health of Icelandic their own small but ancient language. Even worse, fears are expressed that English may take over, inspiring a flurry of imperatives to stop English in its tracks. This paper assesses to what extent fears that Icelandic is at risk vis-à-vis English are indeed justified. It finds these fears are overstated because domestic communication remains firmly Icelandic, English is confined to international interests, and the globalization process coupled with ideologies that link Icelandic identity to linguistic protectionism has worked to strengthen Iceland's resolve to protect its language. Text Iceland CyberLeninka (Scientific Electronic Library)
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description Globalization has brought English language to all corners of the globe. English is the pervasive language of international connectivity and even penetrates borders to assume roles within other language communities. Iceland, like its European neighbors, feels this force. The community worries that the local prominence of English as a global force is detrimental to the health of Icelandic their own small but ancient language. Even worse, fears are expressed that English may take over, inspiring a flurry of imperatives to stop English in its tracks. This paper assesses to what extent fears that Icelandic is at risk vis-à-vis English are indeed justified. It finds these fears are overstated because domestic communication remains firmly Icelandic, English is confined to international interests, and the globalization process coupled with ideologies that link Icelandic identity to linguistic protectionism has worked to strengthen Iceland's resolve to protect its language.
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title FEARING THE KNOWN: ENGLISH AND THE LINGUISTIC RAMIFICATIONS OF GLOBALIZING ICELAND
title_short FEARING THE KNOWN: ENGLISH AND THE LINGUISTIC RAMIFICATIONS OF GLOBALIZING ICELAND
title_full FEARING THE KNOWN: ENGLISH AND THE LINGUISTIC RAMIFICATIONS OF GLOBALIZING ICELAND
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title_full_unstemmed FEARING THE KNOWN: ENGLISH AND THE LINGUISTIC RAMIFICATIONS OF GLOBALIZING ICELAND
title_sort fearing the known: english and the linguistic ramifications of globalizing iceland
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