English as a Lingua Franca : A Corpus-based Analysis.
Title:
English as a Lingua Franca : A Corpus-based Analysis.
Author:
Prodromou, Luke.
ISBN:
9780826440136
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (310 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- Part I: Background -- 1 Corpora: what have they uncovered? -- 2 Uncovering ELF -- 3 The idiomatic puzzle -- 4 Idiomaticity and fluency -- 5 L2 conversation -- 6 From conversation to dialogue -- Part II: Foreground -- 7 Corpus data and methodology -- 8 Two-word lexical phrases: frequency -- 9 Sort of and company -- 10 A sort of puzzle for the L2-user -- 11 You see and friends: small words, big meanings -- 12 You see, it's different for the L2-user -- 13 Idiomaticity: unilateral, creative -- 14 Implications for ELF -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
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 for the lingua franca classroom. This in-depth study of English language learning using corpus data will be of interest to researchers in applied linguistics and corpus linguistics and to teachers of English as an international lingua franca.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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