English as a Lingua Franca The Pragmatic Perspective

English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) is a term used to describe the use of English as a common language for communication between speakers whose first language is not English. Providing a unique and original perspective on this subject, Istvan Kecskes explains the language behaviour of ELF speakers, thr...

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Main Author Kecskes, Istvan
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2019
Edition1
Subjects
English language
English language > Globalization
English language > Variation > Foreign countries
Lingua francas
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ISBN9781107103801
9781107503373
1107103800
110750337X
DOI10.1017/9781316217832

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Table of Contents:
  • Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Nature of English as a Lingua Franca -- 2 Linguistic Creativity in ELF -- 3 Interactional Competence -- 4 Sociocultural Background Knowledge -- 5 Speaker's Intention -- 6 The Semantics-Pragmatics Interface -- 7 Implicatures -- 8 Modality -- 9 Dialogic Sequences and Odd Structures -- Epilogue -- References -- Index