Language Regulation in English as a Lingua Franca: Focus on Academic Spoken Discourse

by Niina Hynninen

Language regulation has often been approached from a top-down policy perspective, whereas this book examines regulatory practices employed by speakers in interaction. With its ethnographically informed focus on language regulation in academic English as a lingua franca (ELF), the book is a timely contribution to debates about what counts as acceptable English in ELF contexts, who can act as language expert, and when regulation is needed.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1614517681
• ISBN13: 9781614517689
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary