The Fifth International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca Problems Related to the Concept of Lingua Franca

Authors : Güzver YILDIRAN

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Publication Date : 2015-09-03

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Problems related to the concept of ‘Lingua Franca’ are discussed. The need to disassociate English as the lingua franca of the era from unilateral transactions protecting the choices of the present power structure is stressed.
Keywords : English as a lingua franca, Power structures