Analyzing English as a lingua franca : a corpus-driven investigation /
Cogo, Alessia.
Analyzing English as a lingua franca : a corpus-driven investigation / Alessia Cogo and Martin Dewey. - London : Continuum, 2012. - vi, 207 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [186]-202) and indexes.
Researching English in the world -- Investigating lingua franca communication -- Patterns of innovation in ELF lexicogrammar -- Underlying motives and adaptive processes in ELF -- Achieving understanding in ELF: focus on pragmatics -- Supporting meaning: interactional pragmatics -- The theoretical and practical implications of ELF.
9781441137258 (hbk.) RM348.05 9781441158376 (pbk.)
English language--Variation--Foreign countries.
English language--Variation--English-speaking countries.
Intercultural communication.
English language--Globalization.
Analyzing English as a lingua franca : a corpus-driven investigation / Alessia Cogo and Martin Dewey. - London : Continuum, 2012. - vi, 207 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [186]-202) and indexes.
Researching English in the world -- Investigating lingua franca communication -- Patterns of innovation in ELF lexicogrammar -- Underlying motives and adaptive processes in ELF -- Achieving understanding in ELF: focus on pragmatics -- Supporting meaning: interactional pragmatics -- The theoretical and practical implications of ELF.
9781441137258 (hbk.) RM348.05 9781441158376 (pbk.)
English language--Variation--Foreign countries.
English language--Variation--English-speaking countries.
Intercultural communication.
English language--Globalization.