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: Kecskés, István 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2019
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Summary: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, through the lens of Gricean pragmatics. This study successfully brings together the main viewpoints of the Gricean paradigm into ELF research, to discuss and better understand the nature of ELF interactions, as well as explaining how Gricean pragmatics can benefit from investigating and analysing ELF. Each chapter presents intriguing ideas that put existing knowledge into a new perspective, such as interactional competence, intention, implicatures, the semantics-pragmatics interface, and modality. New terms and viewpoints such as language use mode, deliberate creativity, temporary extension of the system, emergent common ground and modality continuum are introduced into the ELF debate
Item Description:The nature of English as a lingua franca -- Linguistic creativity in ELF -- Interactional competence -- Sociocultural background knowledge -- Speaker's intention -- The semantics-pragmatics interface -- Implicatures -- Modality -- Dialogic sequences and odd structures -- Epilogue
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 261 Seiten) Illustration, Diagramme
ISBN:9781316217832
DOI:10.1017/9781316217832

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