What is it about?
This book looks at language used by migrants to Germany from English-speaking West-African countries. English, German, and a number of other languages play a role in this context, and within each language, different ways of speaking can have different meanings and values. The book is interested in what this looks like from participants' perspectives: How useful are the forms of English they command in the German context? How and why do they acquire German? In what situations are these languages (not) useful?
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Why is it important?
The book considers a highly charged topic of current political and public debate - the so-called "refugee crisis" - through the eyes of the people most immediately affected by it.
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This page is a summary of: English across Borders, September 2025, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/veaw.g72.
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