Publications

Publication details [#44214]

Meierkord, Christiane. 2006. Lingua franca communication past and present. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 177 : 9–30.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

historical linguistics | language choice | language contact | lingua franca | sociolinguistics

Language as a subject

English, Modern | English, Old | Greek | Latin

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/IJSL/html

Annotation

This article examines the similarities and differences between historical instances of lingua franca communication, in particular the use of Greek, Latin, and English in medieval London, and the use of present-day English in South Africa and worldwide.