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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Mercedes DurhamPublisher: Channel View Publications Ltd Imprint: Multilingual Matters Volume: 75 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.422kg ISBN: 9781783091430ISBN 10: 1783091436 Pages: 184 Publication Date: 26 February 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 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 ReferencesReviewsThis is a most interesting book and offers lots of new insights into language variation and change, the role of the new technologies in the evolution of language use, new speech 'communities' of multilingual speakers and also further explorations of the relationship between SLA and sociolinguistics which add to those already in existence. In addition, there are interesting implications for language teaching and learning. Vera Regan, University College Dublin, Ireland This is a most interesting book and offers lots of new insights into language variation and change, the role of new technologies in the evolution of language use, new speech 'communities' of multilingual speakers and also further explorations of the relationship between SLA and sociolinguistics which add to those already in existence. In addition, there are interesting implications for language teaching and learning. Vera Regan, University College Dublin, Ireland Mercedes Durham's important new book contributes to our understanding of sociolinguistic variation in a multilingual context in general and to the role of English as a lingua franca in Switzerland in particular. Through rigorous analysis, the author shows how non-native speakers of English acquire considerable sociolinguistic competence. The findings reported here suggest that our ideas of sociolinguistic competence need to be redefined as English gains wider currency as a global language. Robert Bayley, University of California, Davis, USA Author InformationMercedes Durham is Lecturer in Sociolinguistics at Cardiff University. Her research interests include sociolinguistics, language variation and change, English as a world language, dialects of English and the acquisition of variation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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