"What language does global business speak?" - The concept and development of BELF

This paper focuses on the development of the concept of BELF, which originally stood for �Business English as Lingua Franca�, but later we have used the abbreviation to refer to �English as Business Lingua Franca�. With this change we want to emphasize the domain of use rather than the type of Engli...

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Main Authors: Marja Kankaanranta, Leena Louhiala Salminen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos 2013-01-01
Series:Ibérica
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Online Access:https://revistaiberica.org/index.php/iberica/article/view/271