The Effects of Globalization on Italian Specialised Language: The Case of Anglicisms in Job Advertisements

In the last few decades globalization has had a significant impact on the level of contact between countries which, in turn, has led to the spread of a variety of English words adopted and adapted in a number of different ways from one country to another. This global spread of English has led to an increasing number of anglicisms found in the Italian language, especially in the case of specialised language. The aim of this paper is to discuss the camouflaged influence of English on the Italian language and, particularly, on business language within the context of linguistic and cultural globalization. The hypothesis of this paper is that the influence of English on the Italian language is particularly pervasive in the area of languages for specific purposes. An investigation of the increased and increasing influence of English on the specialized vocabulary of Italian and professional communication in the field of business and economics is carried out via a detailed analysis of texts related to job advertising in order to test this hypothesis. For the purposes of this analysis, these anglicisms have been divided into three main sections: 1) Correct use of anglicisms, 2) Partially or totally incorrect use of anglicisms, 3) de-contextualised anglicisms.