Svenskars intryck av Anglicismer i professionella sammanhang : En kvantitativ studie

English is emerging as a global lingua franca and is influencing languages worldwide, providing loanwords and new vocabulary to Swedish as well as other languages. This study investigates attitudes towards Anglicisms and examines the role of age in the way Swedes perceive Anglicisms when used in a professional setting. This study used an online survey to extract data on Swedes’ attitudes to Anglicisms in professional settings, and any possible correlations between these attitudes and the ages of the 40 respondents in this study. The data showed that Swedes had a generally positive outlook on Anglicisms in professional settings, and that there was no obvious linear correlation between age and attitudes towards the chosen Anglicisms. Age was deemed to be a determining factor to the attitudes in this result in those over 65 years old. Those >65 stood out as the least positive group which could be due to their age. Further research would be needed to investigate if this result would be replicated and the reasons behind it. Those >65 could have been in less contact with English in earlier years which could explain the results. Other factors that might influence the results are the chosen Anglicisms, number of respondents in the age groups and level of education of the respondents. These results highlight the emergence of English as a lingua franca, particularly within business settings, and suggest that Swedes are receptive to the influence of English on Swedish vocabulary.