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Author(s) -
Danyang Zhang,
Lin Xiao
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
apples
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1457-9863
DOI - 10.17011/apples/urn.201512214117
Subject(s) - hybridity , contest , english as a lingua franca , publishing , lingua franca , media studies , australian english , linguistics , political science , sociology , humanities , history , art , anthropology , law , philosophy
This book studies European ELF for particular and aims to record the hybridity of European ELF within a community of practice where “Europeanness” is expressed during the use of English. Linguistic materials on Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) press conference 2010 are studied, from which four linguistic levels are examined for illustrating the internal hybridity of European ELF. This is shaped by "Europeanness", or speakers' willingness to be part of Europe, by weakening their associations with national countries.