Trans-National English in Social Media Communities
This book explores the use of English within otherwise local-language conversations by two continental European social media communities. The analysis of these communities serves not only as a comparison of online language practices, but also as a close l
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In the context of current political and social developments, where the national group is not so clearly defined and delineated, the state language not so clearly dominant in every domain, and cross-border flows and transfers affects more than a small elite, new patterns of language use will develop. This series aims to provide a framework for reporting on and analysing the lingustic outcomes of globalization and localization. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/14830
Jennifer Dailey-O’Cain
Trans-National English in Social Media Communities
Jennifer Dailey-O’Cain Modern Languages and Cultural Studies University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada
Language and Globalization ISBN 978-1-137-50614-6 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-50615-3
ISBN 978-1-137-50615-3 (eBook)
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Acknowledgments
Like any book, this one could not have been written without the financial, intellectual, and emotional support of others. First, I would like to say how indebted I are to the participants of the unserekleinestadt and vragenuurtje communities who not only welcomed me into their respective digital spaces, but ultimately gave me permission to use their conversations for the purposes of linguistic analysis. I would especially like to single out the participants who later went on to
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