English as a Lingua Franca in Wider Networking
ISBN: 9783110336009
Platform/Publisher: De Gruyter / De Gruyter Mouton
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited

In a constantly interconnected world communication takes place beyond territorial boundaries, in networks where English works as a lingua franca. The volume explores how ELF is employed in internationally-oriented personal blogs; findings show how bloggers deploy an array of resources to their expressive and interactional aims, combining global and local communicative practices. Implications of findings in ELF and ELT terms are also discussed.


Paola Vettorel, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.

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