A linguistically level playing field : English-medium sport officiating between linguistic imperialism and cultural appropriation

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Deutscher übersetzter Titel:Gleiche sprachliche Ausgangsbedingungen : Spielleitung in Englisch zwischen linguistischem Imperialismus und kultureller Aneignung
Autor:Kornbeck, Jacob
Erschienen in:Acta Universitatis Carolinae / Kinanthropologica
Veröffentlicht:51 (2015), 2, S. 20-31, Lit.
Format: Literatur (SPOLIT)
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Medienart: Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource
Sprache:Englisch
ISSN:1212-1428, 0323-0511, 2336-6052
DOI:10.14712/23366052.2015.29
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Erfassungsnummer:PU201605002782
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Abstract des Autors

This article revisits four problem areas of the use of English as a lingua franca by sports officials (including coaches, referees, etc.) at international sporting events which were recently identified in an editorial by McNamee in the journal Sport, Ethics and Philosophy. These propositions are revisited by drawing on, inter alia, the theoretical models of ‘linguistic imperialism’ and ‘cultural appropriation’. The argument is made, in particular, that the ability of so-called ‘non-native’ users of English must not be underrated.