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English as an international lingua franca: from societal to individual
Author(s) -
YANO YASUKATA
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world englishes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.6
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-971X
pISSN - 0883-2919
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-971x.2009.01587.x
Subject(s) - english as a lingua franca , lingua franca , normative , linguistics , sociology , political science , philosophy , law
This paper takes up three topics for discussion. The first is whether the Kachruvian three‐circle model can accommodate the possible change of English use (e.g. native/non‐native to individual proficiency, a special talent to a basic skill). The second is what transformation English would undergo if it survives as English as an international language (EIL)/English as lingua franca (ELF). The third topic is the possibility of creating what can be called a ‘supra‐normative (not exo‐/endo‐normative) standard’ for EIL/ELF for pedagogic purposes (e.g. lingua franca core).