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English as a Lingua Franca [electronic resource]

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Using a corpus of data drawn from naturally-occurring second language conversations, this book explores the role of idiomaticity in English as a native language, and its comparative role in English as a lingua franca. Through examining how idiomaticity enables first language learners to achieve a greater degree of fluency, the book explores why idiomatic language poses such a challenge for users of English as a lingua franca. The book puts forward a new definition of competence and fluency within the context of English as a lingua franca, concluding with an analysis of practical implications f

Title English as a Lingua Franca [electronic resource] : A Corpus-based Analysis
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher London : Continuum International Publishing
Creation Date 2008
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
English
Content Contents
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Part I: Background
Part II: Foreground
Epilogue
Appendices
References
Index
Extent 1 online resource (310 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010717286805171
MARC RECORDS
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