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The article focuses on the recognition and reception of British English and the American English in Portugal. A study conducted to distinguish British English from American English is presented. It mentions that the use of the English language is prevalent to non-native speakers in Portugal, in spite of the language's globalisation.

ABSTRACTEnglish as a lingua franca: a specific example. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses the article of Roger Berry that focuses on little-studied structure of modern English, the article of Tian Bo Li and Gillian Moreira which focuses on the needs of the corporate world and the use of English in business, and the article of Ingrid Fandrych which stresses the importance of English in multilingual Southern African settings.