The theme of this collection is a discussion of the notions of 'norms' and 'standards', which are studied from various different angles, but always in relation to the English language. These terms are to be understood in a very wide sense, allowing discussions of topics such as the norms we orient to in social interaction, the benchmark employed in teaching, or the development of English dialects and varieties over time and space and their relation to the standard language. The collection is organized into three parts, each of which covers an important research field for the study of norms and standards. Part 1 is entitled "English over time and space" and is further divided into three thematic subgroups: standard and non-standard features in English varieties and dialects; research on English standardization processes; and issues of standards and norms in oral production. Part 2 deals with "English usage in non-native contexts," and Part 3 is dedicated to "Issues on politeness and impoliteness." The notions of standards and norms are equally important concepts for historical linguists, sociolinguists with a variationist background, applied linguists, pragmaticians, and discourse analysts.

Dieses Buch prasentiert eine Auswahl an Beitragen des 52. Linguistischen Kolloquiums 2017 in Erlangen. Unter dem Konferenzthema "Sprache(n) fur Europa - Mehrsprachigkeit als Chance" behandeln die 25 Beitrage in deutscher und englischer Sprache vor allem Erst- und Zweitspracherwerb, sprachdidaktische Aspekte sowie Mehrsprachigkeit in interkultureller Kommunikation. Daruber hinaus werden neben Experimenteller Linguistik, Corpus Linguistik und Medienlinguistik auch sprachhistorische, sprachpolitische und pragmatische Aspekte beleuchtet.

This is a collection of 64 papers presented at the 31st Linguistics Colloquium. They extend across a broad range of linguistic issues. The authors take due account of the fact that in a colloquium with a very broad spectrum the audience cannot be a specialist one. Hence the majority of the articles center on questions of principle and approach, the common denominator being in all cases the tendencies most likely to determine the future of European linguistics. 45 of the articles are in German, 17 in English, and 2 in French.