The objects of analysis in this thesis are the ideas and opinions from different European Parliament employees, from Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to language professionals ...Show moreThe objects of analysis in this thesis are the ideas and opinions from different European Parliament employees, from Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to language professionals (interpreters and translators), towards the use of English in this institution. More specifically, this study focuses on the attitudes towards the de facto and de jure role of English as an official and working language, and the future use of Euro-English within the Parliament. This study is primarily based on a literature review together with qualitatively analyzed interviews held with fourteen MEPs, MEPs’ assistants, and language professionals. The analysis of the attitudes held by the EP’s employees is deemed of academic value because it unravels the current underlying sociolinguistic dynamics and language ideologies acting in the EP’s functioning.Show less
