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English in the international workplace in Russia

World Englishes, 2016-09, Vol.35 (3), p.440-456 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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English in the international workplace in Russia
Author: GRITSENKO, ELENA ; LALETINA, ALEXANDRA
Subjects: Corporate culture ; English as an international language ; English language ; Identity ; Interpersonal communication ; Language ideology ; Language policy ; Russian ; Russian language ; Surveys ; Trade languages ; Workplace communication
Is Part Of: World Englishes, 2016-09, Vol.35 (3), p.440-456
Description: ABSTRACT The study examines language practices in Russian offices of two international companies. We surveyed and interviewed employees about corporate language policies, their rationale of language choice in different contexts, and ideological underpinnings for the use of English in the workplace. Following Blommaert (2010), both offices are theorized as polycentric communicative spaces where English represents the global interactive regime stemming from the global corporate center. The Russian language orients at the local center and embodies the local interactive regime. Language mixing in the form of professional jargon is linked to the workplace efficiency center. It facilitates communication between colleagues and serves as a marker of the Russian professional identity in the English lingua franca workplace.
Publisher: Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0883-2919
EISSN: 1467-971X
DOI: 10.1111/weng.12211
Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection

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