Essays about: "Jennifer Melckersson"

Found 2 essays containing the words Jennifer Melckersson.

1. 1. English in Europe post-Brexit: An analysis of the post-Brexit discourse surrounding English as a European lingua franca

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Jennifer Melckersson; [2018]
   Keywords : lingua franca; language policy; Brexit; media discourse; Europastudier; European Studies; UK; EU; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : This essay examines in what ways the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union negatively affects the status of English as a lingua franca in Europe, if at all. I theorize that English will continue to play a major part in the lives of regular Europeans in the future, but that politicians and other public figures in Europe may push for a change in language policy and language planning in order to further their own language. READ MORE

3. 2. The Use of Americanisms in British English, with a Specific Focus on Gotten: A Corpus Study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Jennifer Melckersson; [2018]
   Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This essay aims to, with the support of an extensive corpus study, investigate the use of gotten in British English. Gotten is an alternative past participle of get which occurs mainly in American English, but is British in origin. READ MORE