The quiet organization - why a common language does not always create a linguistic community

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  • Hanne Tange Aarhus School of Business

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/law.v4i6.6188

Resumé

Imagine an office environment in an international company in Denmark. Around you employees are going about their daily routines. They write e-mails while chatting to their neighbours, exchange a few comments on their way to the photocopier, and gather in the break to discuss their boss, holiday plans or news on a joint project.  Try then to imagine the same space, only without the noise: A work environment where employees perform their duties quietly and most of the chit-chat has disappeared. This is the situation in many organizations that have adopted English as their corporate language.

Forfatterbiografi

Hanne Tange, Aarhus School of Business

Associate professor Hanne Tange works in the Department of Language and Business Communication, Aarhus School of Business. She specialises in the fields of cultural theory, intercultural communication and internationalisation.

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Publiceret

2009-08-20

Citation/Eksport

Tange, H. (2009). The quiet organization - why a common language does not always create a linguistic community. Language at Work - Bridging Theory and Practice, 4(6). https://doi.org/10.7146/law.v4i6.6188