Communicating Strategically in English as a Lingua Franca: A Corpus Driven Investigation

English as a medium of communication is now the contact language of native speakers from many diverse speech communities, and Communicating Strategically in English as a Lingua Franca explores the usage of pragmatic strategies and highlights their significant role in communicative effectiveness in ELF interactions.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 168 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The use of English has undergone significant demographic shifts recently, becoming the primary language of communication for native speakers from diverse linguistic backgrounds. This phenomenon has led to the emergence of English as a lingua franca (ELF), a language used for intercultural communication among individuals who do not share a common native language. The study of ELF and its implications has gained immense importance in applied linguistics and English studies.

Communicating Strategically in English as a Lingua Franca delves into the growing interest in achieving effective communication in ELF contexts. It presents a comprehensive analysis of recent empirical findings in the field of ELF, drawing from the author's extensive corpus of naturally occurring spoken interactions. The book specifically focuses on identifying innovative employments of communicative strategies and pragmatics among speakers involved in ELF interactions.

By undertaking this analysis, the book makes a substantial contribution to the expanding field of empirical studies in ELF. It explores the usage of pragmatic strategies and emphasizes their crucial role in enhancing communicative effectiveness in ELF contexts. The book demonstrates the processes involved in classifying communication strategies and highlights their significance in recognizing newly observed communication strategies.

This book holds immense appeal to English linguists, applied linguists, graduate and undergraduate students of English, English Language Teaching material developers, and teachers of English. Its insights and comprehensive coverage of ELF-related topics will undoubtedly enhance understanding and proficiency in the language.

Weight: 330g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367655105