BOOKS - Theacquisition of Sociolinguistic Competence in a Lingua Franca Context
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Theacquisition of Sociolinguistic Competence in a Lingua Franca Context
Author: Mercedes Durham
Year: January 1, 2014
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 2.2 MB
Language: English
Year: January 1, 2014
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 2.2 MB
Language: English
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.