English as a lingua franca :: a corpus-based analysis /

Using a corpus of data drawn from naturally-occurring second language conversations, this book explores the role of idiomaticity in English as a native language, and its comparative role in English as a lingua franca. Through examining how idiomaticity enables first language learners to achieve a gr...

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1. Verfasser: Prodromou, Luke
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2008.
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Zusammenfassung:Using a corpus of data drawn from naturally-occurring second language conversations, this book explores the role of idiomaticity in English as a native language, and its comparative role in English as a lingua franca. Through examining how idiomaticity enables first language learners to achieve a greater degree of fluency, the book explores why idiomatic language poses such a challenge for users of English as a lingua franca. The book puts forward a new definition of competence and fluency within the context of English as a lingua franca, concluding with an analysis of practical implications f.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 295 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-286) and index.
ISBN:9780826440136
0826440134
1283201976
9781283201971
9786613201973
6613201979
9781474212175
1474212174

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