Multilingualism and English The Canton of Zurich as a Linguistic Paradigm

This study examines the use of English in Switzerland from a multilingual perspective based on a corpus of 400 interviews collected in the German speaking Canton of Zurich. It presents a framework for explaining the linguistic interaction that arises as a result of the use of a (S0(Bglobalizing(S1(B language in a multilingual context. It has given the relationships that obtain between the various Swiss national languages a hierarchical character. The proposed Swiss framework indicates - viewed through a macro-sociolinguistic lens - that the present linguistic situation in Switzerland seems to reflect a growing symbiotic relationship between English and the Swiss vernaculars.

ISBN:	9783631639207
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Imprint:	Peter Lang Edition
Published date:	22 Feb 2013
Language:	English
Number of pages:	414
Weight:	656g
Height:	219mm
Width:	154mm
Spine width:	27mm

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