TheAcquisition of Sociolinguistic Competence in a Lingua Franca Context / / Mercedes Durham.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2015
• VerfasserIn: Durham, Mercedes,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Second Language Acquisition
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (248 p.)

In a world where an increasing amount of communication takes place in English among non-native speakers, this study presents data from email exchanges to provide the first examination of sociolinguistic competence and the acquisition of native-like variability in an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) context. The analysis of a range of linguistic variables (future tense, relative pronoun choice, complementizer use and adverbial placement) in the online interactions of Swiss speakers (with German, French and Italian mother tongues) allows the reader to gain a greater understanding of which linguistic features are source language-related and which are learning-related. This book will be a valuable resource for postgraduates and researchers interested in language variation and change, ELF and second language acquisition, as well as for undergraduates wanting guidance on different ways of examining sociolinguistic variables.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. English as a Lingua Franca -- 2. Second Language Variation -- 3. English as a Lingua Franca in a Multilingual Context: Switzerland -- 4. Data -- 5. Methodology -- 6. Future -- 7. Relatives -- 8. Complementizers -- 9. Lexical Variation: Also, As Well and Too -- 10. Discussion -- 11. Conclusion -- References -- Index