Umfang:
xix, 363 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:
9781108492850
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9781108729819
Inhalt:
"English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) has become ubiquitous in today's globalised, mobile and fastchanging world. It is clear that it will have an unprecedented impact not only on how we communicate but also on our understanding of language use and change. What exactly ELF brings to our life and to language theory is a question which requires an interdisciplinary take. This book gathers together leading scholars from World Englishes, typology, language history, cognitive linguistics, translation studies, multilingualism, sociolinguistics and ELF research itself to seek state-of-the-art answers. Chapters present original insights on language change, based on theoretical approaches and empirical studies, and provide clear examples of social, interactional and cognitive changes that ELF instigates. The picture which unfolds on the pages of this book is complex, dynamic and makes a convincing case for the importance of English as a lingua franca on language change at a global scale"--
Anmerkung:
Most papers were presented at 10th Anniversary International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca ELF and Changing English, hosted at the University of Helsinki, 12-16 June 2017
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Weitere Ausg.:
10.1017/9781108675000
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781108675000
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Language change Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2020
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Aufsatzsammlung
