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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453855803321

Autore

MacKenzie Ian <1954-, >

Titolo

English as a lingua franca : theorizing and teaching English / / Ian MacKenzie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

0-415-80991-6

1-315-89008-9

1-134-50381-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Disciplina

420

Soggetti

English language - Variation - Foreign countries

English language - Globalization

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. What Is ELF? -- 2. ELF, bilingualism and multicompetence -- 3. Analytic structures and emergent grammar -- 4. The grammar Of ELF -- 5. Lexis and comprehension -- 6. Formulaicity and variation in ELF -- 7. ELF and self : identity and accent -- 8. Enough already! Angelic accounts of ELF -- 9. ELF in the classroom.

Sommario/riassunto

English as a Lingua Franca: Theorizing and Teaching English examines the English used among non-native speakers around the world today and its relation to English as a native language, as well as the implications for English language teaching.Challenging and incisive, this book analyses positive and negative accounts of English as a lingua franca, and its linguistic features, within the context of:native and World Englishes multilingualism and intercultural communication sociolinguistic issues including accent and ide