English Spoken Here
Lingua Franca: 11/12. English Spoken Here: Michael Rosen explores the expanding world of non-native English speakers in Europe.
Lingua Franca
Michael Rosen continues his exploration of the ways Europeans speak.
11/12. English Spoken Here
With all-German academic conferences now being conducted exclusively in English, Michael Rosen explores the expanding world of non-native English speakers in Europe. What dangers lurk both for indigenous European languages, and for the purity of English?
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