English as a lingua franca : studies and findings / edited by Anna Mauranen and Elina Ranta.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mauranen, Anna.

Ranta, Elina.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Variation--Foreign countries.

English language.

English language--Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (391 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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...

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-282-41474-7

9786612414749

1-4438-1581-0

OCLC:

823720882