English as a lingua franca : a corpus-based analysis / Luke Prodromou.
English as a lingua franca : a corpus-based analysis / Luke Prodromou.
English as a lingua franca : a corpus-based analysis / Luke Prodromou.
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London ; New York : Continuum, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N420.9/61
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English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Pt. I. Background -- 1. Corpora: what have they uncovered? -- 2. Uncovering ELF -- 3. The idiomatic puzzle -- 4. Idiomaticity and fluency -- 5. L2 conversation -- 6. From conversation to dialogue -- Pt. II. Foreground -- 7. Corpus data and methodology -- 8. Two-word lexical phrases: frequency -- 9....
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Publisher
London ; New York : Continuum, 2008.
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England
Date Published
2008.
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"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 id...
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English as a lingua franca : a corpus-based analysis / Luke Prodromou.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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N420.9/61
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74VM8ZlgyP23
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8ZlgyP23
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9780826497758
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420.9
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991000029399702626
