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In this paper I will look at the controversy surrounding the current status of English in the world. I will consider the question of whether the dominant role of English as a lingua franca (ELF) is a menace to other languages, to multilingual communication and to the profession of translation and interpreting, or whether a positive evaluation of the omnipresence of English as a default means ...
Mar 31, 2017 · 243 Daxue Road, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 515063. Abstract: The English language functions as a global language that facilitates. communication among people of different lingua cultures. This ...
Feb 7, 2018 · The research took as its starting point the fact that English is the lingua franca of the majority of university programmes/courses around the world that recruit international students, that the ...
Sep 13, 2012 · It also makes an important contribution to the sociolinguistic study of variation in English and to understanding the implications of the spread of English as a global lingua franca. For all those interested in such matters, whether as teachers or researchers, this clearly written and stimulating volume certainly deserves a place on their shelves.
Nov 11, 2013 · Speakers of English as a lingua franca (ELF) represent the largest contemporary group of English users around the world. Much empirical research into the phenomenon of ELF over the past 10 years or so has focused on identifying the linguistic regularities of their English in diverse contexts of use. More recently, research has demonstrated the ...
Mar 15, 2018 · Focusing on English as a lingua franca (ELF), this chapter illustrates how realities of globalization have challenged our conventional ways of researching and teaching second language (L2) pragmatics.
Mar 28, 2024 · lingua franca, language used as a means of communication between populations speaking vernaculars that are not mutually intelligible. The term was first used during the Middle Ages to describe a French- and Italian-based jargon, or pidgin, that was developed by Crusaders and traders in the eastern Mediterranean and characterized by the ...
