Download or read book Attitudes towards English in Europe written by Andrew Linn and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The status of English in Europe is changing, and this book offers a series of studies of attitudes to English today. Until recently English was often seen as an opportunity for Europeans to take part in the global market, but increasingly English is viewed as a threat to the national languages of Europe, and the idea that Europeans are equally at home in English is being challenged. This book will appeal to anyone interested in global English.