Abstract
When translanguaging, interlocutors mobilize and combine multiple linguistic repertories, creating new words and expressions to improve comprehension. Our study uses empirical data on translanguaging practices in Finnish businesses with large exposure to Sweden, and in the subsidiary of a German multinational corporation located in France, to discuss if, to what extent, and how these patterns can meaningfully be studied across country contexts. Drawing on linguistics and cross-cultural management for novel approaches to the comparison of deeply embedded linguistic practices, we offer a more nuanced understanding of the micro-meso-macro nature of international business communication.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Managing Multilingual Workplaces. Methodological, Empirical and Pedagogic Perspectives |
| Editors | Horn Sierk, Lecomte Philippe, Tietze Susanne |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 6 |
| Pages | 105-121 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-138-36479-0 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
| MoE publication type | A3 Part of a book or another research book |
Keywords
- International business
- International business communication
- Translanguaging
- language skills