Book contents
- English in the German-Speaking World
- Studies in English Language
- English in the German-Speaking World
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1 English in the German-Speaking World: The Nature and Scale of Language Influence
- I The Status of English
- II The Transmission of English
- III Domains and Features of English
- Chapter 8 Anglophone Practices in Berlin: From Historical Evidence to Transnational Communities
- Chapter 9 English in the German-Speaking World: Immigration and Integration
- Chapter 10 Processes of Language Contact in English Influence on German
- Chapter 11 Persistent Features in the English of German Speakers
- Chapter 12 Compiling a Speech Corpus of German English: Rhoticity and the BATH Vowel
- Chapter 13 A Question of Direction: German Influence on English
- IV Beyond Germany
- Index
- References
Chapter 9 - English in the German-Speaking World: Immigration and Integration
from III - Domains and Features of English
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Book contents
- English in the German-Speaking World
- Studies in English Language
- English in the German-Speaking World
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1 English in the German-Speaking World: The Nature and Scale of Language Influence
- I The Status of English
- II The Transmission of English
- III Domains and Features of English
- Chapter 8 Anglophone Practices in Berlin: From Historical Evidence to Transnational Communities
- Chapter 9 English in the German-Speaking World: Immigration and Integration
- Chapter 10 Processes of Language Contact in English Influence on German
- Chapter 11 Persistent Features in the English of German Speakers
- Chapter 12 Compiling a Speech Corpus of German English: Rhoticity and the BATH Vowel
- Chapter 13 A Question of Direction: German Influence on English
- IV Beyond Germany
- Index
- References
Summary
Germany, and especially its capital city, Berlin, is a multilingual space, with many languages visible and audible in everyday life. Much of this multilingualism comes from immigration into Germany. The Federal Statistical Office puts the population of Germany at 82.2 million in 2015, with 17.1 million residents categorized as being of ‘migrant background’ (Statistisches Bundesamt ‘Federal Office of Statistics’ 2017). While this category is heterogeneous in terms of the languages spoken – many are, of course, German speakers – it is safe to say that many of the 9.1 million classified as ‘foreigners’ (i.e., not German citizens) speak other languages in addition to German, and these languages are in some cases passed down to the next generation. In the linguistic landscape, these languages – for example Turkish, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Mandarin and Korean – are present in both speech and writing, and are often commodified for use in advertising.
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