Louisa (Hrsg.) Buckingham

The Status of English in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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When Yugoslavia disintegrated in the early 1990s, competence in English was not widespread. This book explores how English came to be equated with economic survival for many during and after the ensuing war through a range of diverse social and professional contexts, from the classroom to the military to the International Criminal Court. While English provided social mobility for many, its abrupt arrival also contributed to the marginalization of those without the adequate language skills. The high level of international intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the last two decades has contributed to a sense of normalization of the presenc… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-78309-598-8
EAN: 9781783095988
Produktnummer: 20299379
Verlag: Channel View Publications
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 2'692 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage

Über den Autor

Louisa Buckingham lectures at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her research interests include sociolinguistics, area studies and multilingualism.