Analyzing English as a lingua franca : a corpus-driven investigation - Cogo, Alessia; Dewey, Martin (London : Continuum, 2012)
Researching English in the world -- Investigating lingua franca communication -- Patterns of innovation in ELF lexicogrammar -- Underlying motives and adaptive processes in ELF -- Achieving understanding in ELF: focus on pragmatics -- Supporting meaning: interactional pragmatics -- The theoretical and practical implications of ELF.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [186]-202) and indexes.
Keywords: English language -- Variation -- Foreign countries; English language -- Variation -- English-speaking countries; Intercultural communication; English language -- Globalization