Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm
Idiom and Metaphor
Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm
Reihe: Developments in English as a Lingua Franca [DELF]
ISBN: 978-3-11-027862-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
This book investigates formal characteristics and discourse functions of linguistic creativity at the level of idioms in spoken ELF as represented in the Vienna-Oxford International Corpus of English (VOICE). Building on the findings of previous ELF research, the book proposes that creativity might serve as a fundamental concept in accounting for the variation that seems to be central to describing and understanding English as a lingua franca.
Zielgruppe
Professional and scholarly