English as a Lingua Franca: A Corpus-Based Analysis

by Luke Prodromou

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826425852
• ISBN13: 9780826425850
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"