Language Regulation in English as a Lingua Franca
ISBN: 9781614516675
Platform/Publisher: De Gruyter / De Gruyter Mouton
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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.


Niina Hynninen, University of Helsinki, Finland

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