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This chapter uses a conversation analysis-based approach to language attitudes in interaction to analyze interviews with members of both communities about their language practices. The patterns that emerge suggest that the Germans are more likely to question whether transidiomatic practices are appropriate and whether the ubiquity of English in an internationalized world is a good thing. The Dutch, on the other hand, tend to regard English as a normal part of their local environment. Because the Dutch position English as an international language that may be used by anyone rather than a foreign language that is mostly useful in interactions with foreigners, the participants in the Dutch community are much more likely than the Germans to incorporate it as a part of their casual interactions.
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The closest the German data comes to this is one interview in which the participants talk frequently about the way their transidiomatic practices have been influenced by the (international, but largely US-, and certainly English-based) geek and fandom subcultures. However, the way the stance is presented in that interview is more analogous to the way the internet and televised media are seen as influences elsewhere in this chapter, as opposed to the notion that transidiomatic practices are specifically used strategically to index those subcultures.
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Dailey-O’Cain, J. (2017). The Why: Ideology, Positioning, and Attitudes toward English. In: Trans-National English in Social Media Communities. Language and Globalization. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50615-3_5
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