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English as a lingua franca : a corpus-based analysis /
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 gr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 f. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 295 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-286) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780826440136 0826440134 1283201976 9781283201971 9786613201973 6613201979 9781474212175 1474212174 |