Morpho-syntactic features of English as a lingua franca in Dubai and Sharjah

Parra-Guinaldo, Víctor; Lanteigne, Betty

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“…The seven emirates share the same constitution, they are strictly speaking not separated by borders, and the inhabitants have the same nationality (Siemund et al, 2020). For instance, it is not at all uncommon to live and work or study in two different emirates (Parra-Guinaldo and Lanteigne, 2021). Dubai is certainly the most famous of all sheikhdoms; however, Sharjah, along with the other emirates, shows a comparable development (Davidson, 2005;Madichie and Madichie, 2013;Siemund et al, 2020).…”

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“…(1) Because as I said we live in a very diverse place I think English is one of the connecting languages that we have (f8) 3 Not only are there many different languages present, but there are also different native and non-native varieties of English spoken in the UAE (Parra-Guinaldo and Lanteigne, 2021;Thomas, 2021). Many of the numerous expatriates grew up in countries where English is at least one of the official or national languages (such as India or the Philippines) or come from countries where English is the majority language, such as the United Kingdom or the United States (Hopkyns, 2017).…”

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“…As there is to date a lack of research investigating the use of this lingua franca and its status as a new English variety (Siemund et al, 2020), the proposed study sets out to examine the use of ELF in the UAE. There are a number of recent linguistic studies based on Dubai, Sharjah, or the UAE in general (Randall and Samimi, 2010;Boyle, 2011;O'Neill, 2014;Thomas, 2016;Cook, 2017;Piller, 2017;Parra-Guinaldo and Lanteigne, 2021). However, most of these are based on a limited number of participants or specific subgroups (such as female students, see O'Neill, 2014; or police officers, see Randall and Samimi, 2010) or on a small set of linguistics examples that do not yet qualify to formulate generalizations (Boyle, 2011;Parra-Guinaldo and Lanteigne, 2021).…”

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“…There are a number of recent linguistic studies based on Dubai, Sharjah, or the UAE in general (Randall and Samimi, 2010;Boyle, 2011;O'Neill, 2014;Thomas, 2016;Cook, 2017;Piller, 2017;Parra-Guinaldo and Lanteigne, 2021). However, most of these are based on a limited number of participants or specific subgroups (such as female students, see O'Neill, 2014; or police officers, see Randall and Samimi, 2010) or on a small set of linguistics examples that do not yet qualify to formulate generalizations (Boyle, 2011;Parra-Guinaldo and Lanteigne, 2021). The current study is of course also based on a limited number of participants, representing only one group of the entire population (see Like Versus Social Variables); yet this research tries to add a puzzle piece to the emerging picture and to contribute to studies investigating varieties of English.…”

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In this article, I explore how English is used for Specific Business Purposes (ESBP) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with reference to the world Englishes framework. I discuss the current status of English in the Emirate and I speculate on what this might mean for the future. I provide an overview of the ways in which English is used in business, including the co‐construction of English in many of the interactions that take place and the characteristics of those interactions, as well as identifying the models of English that are referred to in a number of common business genres. I use Business English and Business English as a Lingua Franca as significant examples of English for Specific Purposes, as they have contributed greatly to the UAE's economic development specifically, as well as to the development of the GCC region as a whole.

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Morpho-syntactic features of English as a lingua franca in Dubai and Sharjah

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“We Use English But Not Like All the Time Like”—Discourse Marker Like in UAE English

“We Use English But Not Like All the Time Like”—Discourse Marker Like in UAE English

English for specific business purposes in the United Arab Emirates

Perceptions of Vietnamese EFL High School Teachers and Students towards English as a Lingua Franca

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