Euro‐Englishes

Hilgendorf, Suzanne K.

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“…Since its introduction, the World Englishes (WE) paradigm [1] has been extensively used as a research framework for various varieties of English within different domains, including digital media discourse represented by social media networks, such as Google, Facebook * , Instagram * , Twitter ** , YouTube and such [2]. Although the Russian variety of English or Russian English as an Expanding Circle variety has been generally acclaimed worldwide [3][4][5] and analyzed from a range of perspectives in a number of contexts [6][7][8], Instagram * Russian English (IRE) has rarely been the focus of scholars' attention [9]. Moreover, Instagram * usernames at large, albeit those created by the Russian speakers of English, have virtually never been the exclusive object of either WE or digital media discourse research despite the fact that, according to certain sources, the social media is considered to be one of the top five most popular social media networks by reach in 2020 1 .…”

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What’s In A Russian English Username? A Case Study of Social Media Accounts Names

Lebedeva

2023

polylinguality

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The present paper examines Instagram usernames of Russian speakers of English. It aims to classify over a hundred Russian English Instagram usernames (collected between 2016- 2021) in terms of their structure, typical linguistic features as well as translingual and transcultural patterns that underpin their creation. This paper argues that Russian speakers of English consciously and / or subconsciously creating their usernames employ a number of translingual and transcultural strategies and practices that are aimed at retaining and transmitting Russian linguacultural identity within such global multicultural English-dominated domain as Instagram. Apart from signalling Russian identity of their owners, the analyzed usernames demonstrate that Russian Instagram users being bilingual en masse (at least, at a graphic level), do draw on Russian English for communication within the landscape of this social media thus facilitating further formation of the Instagram Russian English.

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What’s In A Russian English Username? A Case Study of Social Media Accounts Names

Lebedeva

2023

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European Englishes

Ozón

2024

The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of World Englishes

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The English language has followed both familiar and unfamiliar paths in the European context. After a brief overview of the growing presence of the language on the continent, such paths are compared against world Englishes models which have been used for mapping the global spread of English. Categorization challenges, and their implications for the European Union, are identified and discussed. Despite Brexit and its attendant uncertainty, the future looks promising. Research prospects (including methodological ones), agendas, and avenues are put forward in the final sections to contribute to mapping the new, unfamiliar paths English is following in Europe.

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Transnational media and English spread in the Expanding Circle: Hollywood’s predominance, language accommodation, and English as an additional language in cinema, television, and video on demand

Hilgendorf

2024

Applied Linguistics Review

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This paper explores the relationship between transnational media and the dramatic increase in English language users and uses within Kachru’s (1990. World Englishes and applied linguistics. World Englishes 9(1). 3–20) Expanding Circle. Traditionally, English has been considered a Foreign Language in the third and demographically largest sphere of Kachru’s (1990. World Englishes and applied linguistics. World Englishes 9(1). 3–20) World Englishes framework. Yet in recent decades, the language has spread significantly within speech communities in e.g., continental Europe, South America, and the Middle East. In contemporary Expanding Circle contexts, English has gained international and local uses, for interactions with individuals from abroad and fellow speech community members. Thus, English has evolved beyond its single, traditional role to acquire the added functions of Lingua Franca and Additional Language. This study examines these changing roles in connection with transnational media’s development over the last century, given the leading industry position of L1-English Hollywood. The paper reviews the transnational history of cinematic film, television programming, and video streaming on-demand, with their evolving top-down language policies and bottom-up viewer practices. The European context of Germany illustrates how English use within these domains over time reflects changing proficiencies and roles for the language.

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Euro‐Englishes

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What’s In A Russian English Username? A Case Study of Social Media Accounts Names

What’s In A Russian English Username? A Case Study of Social Media Accounts Names

European Englishes

Transnational media and English spread in the Expanding Circle: Hollywood’s predominance, language accommodation, and English as an additional language in cinema, television, and video on demand

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