Acquisition of Sociolinguistic Competence in a Lingua Franca Context

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Beskrivning

In a world where an increasing amount of communication takes place in English among non-native speakers, this study presents data from email exchanges to provide the first examination of sociolinguistic competence and the acquisition of native-like variability in an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) context. The analysis of a range of linguistic variables (future tense, relative pronoun choice, complementizer use and adverbial placement) in the online interactions of Swiss speakers (with German, French and Italian mother tongues) allows the reader to gain a greater understanding of which linguistic features are source language-related and which are learning-related. This book will be a valuable resource for postgraduates and researchers interested in language variation and change, ELF and second language acquisition, as well as for undergraduates wanting guidance on different ways of examining sociolinguistic variables.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-02-26
Mått:156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt:422 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Second Language Acquisition
Antal sidor:184
Förlag:Channel View Publications Ltd
ISBN:9781783091430

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Mer om författaren

Mercedes Durham is Lecturer in Sociolinguistics at Cardiff University. Her research interests include sociolinguistics, language variation and change, English as a world language, dialects of English and the acquisition of variation.

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This is a most interesting book and offers lots of new insights into language variation and change, the role of new technologies in the evolution of language use, new speech 'communities' of multilingual speakers and also further explorations of the relationship between SLA and sociolinguistics which add to those already in existence. In addition, there are interesting implications for language teaching and learning.

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Acknowledgements 1. English as a Lingua Franca 2. Second Language Variation 3. English as a Lingua Franca in a Multilingual Context: Switzerland 4. Data 5. Methodology 6. Future 7. Relatives 8. Complementizers 9. Lexical Variation: Also, as well and too 10. Discussion 11. Conclusion References