Globalization

ǂthe ǂinfluence of English on the language of Macedonian and Slovene students

Emi Nikolovska (Author), Nada Šabec (Mentor)

Abstract

Globalization influences economic development political systems, the environment, languages and cultures as well as many other aspects of societies worldwide. Language has become an integral and very sensitive element in the process of globalization; therefore globalization related issues cannot be discussed without the analysis of language changes. Today the English is a means of mutual communication of the emerging global culture spread by international trade and relations, the internet, science, literature, sports and entertainment. The influence of the English language on Macedonian and Slovene is evident on almost all linguistic levels. The main goal of this thesis is to present the influence that English has on the language of Macedonian and Slovene students. The research is focused on the analysis of undergraduate theses in order to indicate the linguistic levels where the influence is most evident and frequent. Additionally, as part of the research, I have prepared questionnaires distributed among students currently studying at major universities in Macedonia and Slovenia. The results show that the most affected linguistic levels are vocabulary and orthography. Furthermore, the results point to the necessity of enriching the technological terminology in both languages of interest. Students do not have negative attitudes toward the expansion of English; on the contrary they believe that it provides certain benefits (education, career, international communication). Macedonian and Slovene are not threatened by the spread of the English language, but that does not mean that we should stop protecting our linguistic heritage and indulge in indiscriminate use of words borrowed from English.

Keywords

master theses;globalization;global language;influence;English;students;word borrowing;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2016
Typology:	2.09 - Master's Thesis
Organization:	UM FF - Faculty of Arts
Publisher:	[E. Nikolovska]
UDC:	811.111'27=163.6-057.875(043.2)
COBISS:	22682120
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Globalizacija: Vpliv angleščine na jezik makedonskih in slovenskih študentov
Secondary abstract:	Globalizacija vpliva na gospodarski razvoj, politične sisteme, okolje, jezike in kulture in druge številne elemente družb v celem svetu. Jezik je postal zelo pomemben, bistven in občutljiv del procesa globalizacije. Prav zaradi tega se vprašanja v zvezi z globalizacijo ne morejo diskutirati brez analize jezikovnih sprememb. Angleški jezik je danes sredstvo za medsebojno komunikacijo uveljavljajoče se globalne kulture, ki se širi preko mednarodnega poslovanja in odnosov, interneta, znanosti, književnosti, športa in zabave. Vpliv angleškega jezika na makedonščino in slovenščino je razviden na skoraj vseh jezikovnih ravninah. Glavni cilj magistrskega dela je predstavitev vpliva angleščine na jezik makedonskih in slovenskih študentov. Raziskava se osredotoča na analizo diplomskih del, ki bo pokazala na katerih področjih prihaja do najočitnejšega in pogostejšega vpliva angleščine. Del raziskave so tudi anketni vprašalniki, na katere so odgovarjali študentje, ki trenutno študirajo na večjih univerzah v Makedoniji in Sloveniji. Rezultati so pokazali, da prihaja do največjega vpliva angleščine v besedilu in pravopisu. Poleg tega rezultati kažejo na potrebo po razvijanju tehnološke terminologije obeh raziskovanih jezikov. Študenti nimajo negativnega stališča v zvezi s širjenjem angleščine, prav nasprotno verjamejo, da prinaša določene prednosti (izobraževanje, kariera, mednarodna komunikacija). Širjenje angleščine ne ogroža makedonskega ali slovenskega jezika, vendar to ne pomeni, da smemo zanemariti svojo jezikovno dediščino in se popolnoma nekritično zatekati k rabi angleščine.
Secondary keywords:	magistrska dela;globalizacija;globalni jezik;angleščina;vpliv;študenti;sposojanje besed;
URN:	URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS):	Master's thesis
Thesis comment:	Univ. v Mariboru, Filozofska fak., Oddelek za anglistiko in amerikanistiko
Pages:	83 f.
ID:	9170954