Dr Martin Dewey is at King's College London, UK Dr Alessia Cogo is at King's College London, UK

This book is a ground-breaking investigation into recent developments in the English language. The data underpinning the book has been rigorously collected and meticulously analysed, and Cogo and Dewey's wealth of original examples of ELF lexicogrammar and pragmatics will provide an invaluable resource for students and researchers of ELF alike for years to come. Meanwhile, the authors' penetrating discussions of the processes and motivations involved in ELF communication challenge tired old equations of proficiency with nativeness, and cast important new light on what it means to be proficient in English in our increasingly globalized world.

• Introduction: objectives, scope, readership and organization of the book; 1. Researching English in the world; 2. Investigating lingua franca communication; 3. Successful interactional strategies; 4. Successful negotiation strategies; 5. Patterns of innovation in ELF lexicogrammar; 6. Underlying motives and processes of change in ELF; 7. Theoretical implications; 8. Conclusions and future directions; Bibliography; Index.

Dr Martin Dewey is at King's College London, UK Dr Alessia Cogo is at King's College London, UK

This book is a ground-breaking investigation into recent developments in the English language. The data underpinning the book has been rigorously collected and meticulously analysed, and Cogo and Dewey's wealth of original examples of ELF lexicogrammar and pragmatics will provide an invaluable resource for students and researchers of ELF alike for years to come. Meanwhile, the authors' penetrating discussions of the processes and motivations involved in ELF communication challenge tired old equations of proficiency with nativeness, and cast important new light on what it means to be proficient in English in our increasingly globalized world.

• Introduction: objectives, scope, readership and organization of the book; 1. Researching English in the world; 2. Investigating lingua franca communication; 3. Successful interactional strategies; 4. Successful negotiation strategies; 5. Patterns of innovation in ELF lexicogrammar; 6. Underlying motives and processes of change in ELF; 7. Theoretical implications; 8. Conclusions and future directions; Bibliography; Index.

Dr Martin Dewey is at King's College London, UK Dr Alessia Cogo is at King's College London, UK

This book is a ground-breaking investigation into recent developments in the English language. The data underpinning the book has been rigorously collected and meticulously analysed, and Cogo and Dewey's wealth of original examples of ELF lexicogrammar and pragmatics will provide an invaluable resource for students and researchers of ELF alike for years to come. Meanwhile, the authors' penetrating discussions of the processes and motivations involved in ELF communication challenge tired old equations of proficiency with nativeness, and cast important new light on what it means to be proficient in English in our increasingly globalized world.

• Introduction: objectives, scope, readership and organization of the book; 1. Researching English in the world; 2. Investigating lingua franca communication; 3. Successful interactional strategies; 4. Successful negotiation strategies; 5. Patterns of innovation in ELF lexicogrammar; 6. Underlying motives and processes of change in ELF; 7. Theoretical implications; 8. Conclusions and future directions; Bibliography; Index.