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English as a lingua franca [electronic resource]

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English as a lingua franca has become a hot topic in Applied Linguistics and English Studies. While it has been a subject of controversy for some time, linguistic observations on actual use have largely been missing out of the debate. This is now changing fast, and the study of English as a Lingua Franca has become a vibrant research field. This book reflects achievements of the growing field; it presents a good selection of empirical findings, thus providing substance to arguments. It compri...

Title English as a lingua franca [electronic resource] : studies and findings / edited by Anna Mauranen and Elina Ranta.
Publisher Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub.
Creation Date 2009
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART I
(UN)PLEASANT? (IN)CORRECT? (UN)INTELLIGIBLE? ELF SPEAKERS' PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR ACCENTS
ORIENTATIONS IN ELF RESEARCH
ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA
LEARNER LANGUAGE OR SPOKEN GRAMMAR?
PRE-EMPTING PROBLEMS OF UNDERSTANDING IN ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA
PART II
ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA IN MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS-EXPLORING BUSINESS COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
NO JOKE-THIS IS SERIOUS! POWER, SOLIDARITY AND HUMOUR IN BUSINESS ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA
STUDENTS ON EXCHANGE IN SCANDINAVIA
EMIC EVALUATIONS AND INTERACTIVE PROCESSES IN A CLASSROOM COMMUNITY OF PRACTICEFROM CODE TO DISCOURSE IN SPOKEN ELF
PART III
ACCOMMODATING DIFFERENCE IN ELF CONVERSATIONS
FLUENT SPEAKERS-FLUENT INTERACTIONS
"WE SHOULD NOT WAKE UP ANY DOGS"
"WE DON'T TAKE THE RIGHT WAY. WE JUST TAKE THE WAY THAT WE THINK YOU WILL UNDERSTAND"-THE SHIFTING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORRECTNESS AND EFFECTIVENESS IN ELF
"SHE'S MIXING THE TWO LANGUAGES TOGETHER"-FORMS AND FUNCTIONS OF CODE-SWITCHING IN ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA
CONTRIBUTORS
AUTHOR INDEX
SUBJECT INDEX
Extent 1 online resource (391 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010713849505171
MARC RECORDS
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