Misunderstandings in English as a Lingua Franca

An Analysis of ELF Interactions in South-East Asia
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-028651-9
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 490 g

Reihe: Developments in English as a Lingua Franca [DELF]

This book explores the nature and causes of misunderstandings in ELF interactions. It is based on a corpus of conversations between English speakers from south and east Asia that helps us investigate what causes misunderstandings, particularly the pronunciation, grammar, word choice, and discourse. The book also considers how such misunderstandings may be signalled and repaired. Finally, it discusses the implications for teaching English around the world and offers guidance to teachers in enabling their students to become highly intelligible.

Zielgruppe

International Researchers into ELF, Students of World Englishes, both at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Level, Teachers of English

Autoren/Hrsg.

Deterding, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Semantik & Pragmatik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Computerlinguistik, Korpuslinguistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sprachsoziologie

Über Autor(innen)

David Deterding, University of Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei Darussalam.