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ItemNo Preview AvailablePluricentric languages(John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2020-11-20)
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ItemSocial deixis at international conferences: Austrian German speakers’ introduction and address behaviour in German and English(Elsevier BV, 2020-11)Based on a qualitative and quantitative survey of introduction and address and naming behaviour of Austrian academics at international conferences in linguistics and language studies, we compare reported strategies in Austrian German and in English as a lingua franca (ELF). The scenarios asked about are self-introduction, introduction of others and when being introduced by others. Overall, the qualitative data demonstrate that Austrian academics are well aware of the social and linguistic complexities of introductions at international conferences as well as of cross-cultural differences in introduction and address conventions in academia. Quantitative results show important differences across scenarios and between the two languages of communication. Elements of the cohort's L1 introduction behaviour, such as high frequency of title use when introducing others, confirm previous studies. To determine if there are any transfer effects from their L1, the ELF introduction behaviour of the Austrian German L1 speakers is also compared to the L1 behaviour of speakers of US English. The frequency of reported first name use in ELF introductions by our Austrian respondents is similar to that reported by their American counterparts. However, title use by Austrians in ELF scenarios is consistently higher than among US English L1 speakers, indicating pragmatic transfer.
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ItemIntroductions at international academic conferences: Address and naming in three national varieties of English(John Benjamins Publishing, 2019)This chapter investigates preferred introduction routines in first encounters in the context of international academic conferences where English is used as the conference language. We focus on reported use of first and last names as well as titles in introductions in American, Australian and British English based on a large-scale survey of reported introduction in three scenarios: introduction of self, of others and expected introduction of self by others. Drawing on quantitative and qualitative data the results demonstrate that while use of first and last name is the unmarked choice, there is also significant variation among speakers of different national varieties, different scenarios and age groups. The results also show the importance of situational factors, seniority and hierarchy for introductions.
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ItemGeneral Introduction(Multilingual Matters, 2011)
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ItemLanguage Policy in Practice: What Happens When Swedish IKEA and H&M Take 'You' On?(MULTILINGUAL MATTERS LTD, 2011)
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ItemAddress and introductions across two pluricentric languages in intercultural communication(Lang - Peter Lang, 2013)
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ItemFinns det nationella svenska kommunikationsmönster? Tilltal i läkare-patientsamtal i Sverige och Finland.(Helsingfors universitet, Finska, finskugriska och nordiska institutionen, Nordica, 2014)
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ItemSvenskan i världen. Globala och glokala perspektiv(Dept of Finnish, Fenno-Ugric and Scandinavian Languages, 2014)
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ItemUngdomar talar om språk. En folklingvistisk studie(Department of Finnish, Fenno-Ugric and Scandinavian Languages, 2014)
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ItemEnglish in Scandinavia: Monster or Mate? Sweden as a Case Study(MULTILINGUAL MATTERS LTD, 2015)