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Zusatztext Alessia Cogo and Martin Dewey ... provide a very timely book, which will serve as an introduction to the field for interested linguists and non-linguists alike ... The authors are to be commended for setting out the ELF position in such a clearly structured, well-written and convincing ... manner. Informationen zum Autor Alessia Cogo is Lecturer in Sociolinguistics at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. Martin Dewey is at King's College London, UK. Klappentext There have been considerable demographic shifts in the use of English worldwide. The sociolinguistic reality of English language use worldwide! and its implications! continue to be hotly contested. This book details the developments in the pragmatics and lexicogrammar of speakers using English as a lingua franca. Vorwort Details innovative developments in the pragmatics and lexicogrammar of speakers using English as a lingua franca. Zusammenfassung There have been considerable demographic shifts in the use of English worldwide. The sociolinguistic reality of English language use worldwide, and its implications, continue to be hotly contested. This book details the developments in the pragmatics and lexicogrammar of speakers using English as a lingua franca. Inhaltsverzeichnis AbbreviationsIntroduction1. Researching English in the world2. Investigating lingua franca communication3. Patterns of innovation in ELF lexicogrammar4. Underlying motives and processes of change in ELF5. Achieving understanding in ELF: focus on pragmatics 6. Supporting meaning: interactional pragmaticz 7. The theoretical and practical implications of ELF Notes References Author Index Subject Index
