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Explores the language behaviour of speakers of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), through the lens of Gricean pragmatics.
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.
Based on extensive research conducted among teachers in Europe, East Asia, and Latin America. Examines the role of standard language ideology in the formation of ELF attitudes. Critiques current ELT...
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This is now changing fast, and the study of English as a lingua franca has become a vibrant research field.