ABSTRACT
The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the main theories, concepts, contexts and applications of this rapidly developing field of study.
Including 47 state-of-the art chapters from leading international scholars, the handbook covers key concepts, regional spread, linguistic features and communication processes, domains and functions, ELF in academia, ELF and pedagogy and future trends.
This handbook is key reading for all those engaged in the study and research of English as a lingua franca and world/global Englishes more broadly, within English language, applied linguistics, and education.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|107 pages
Conceptualising and positioning ELF
part II|86 pages
The regional spread of ELF
part III|93 pages
ELF characteristics and processes
chapter 18|9 pages
Pronunciation and miscommunication in ELF interactions
chapter 21|12 pages
Morphosyntactic variation in spoken English as a lingua franca interactions
part IV|91 pages
Contemporary domains and functions
chapter 27|12 pages
Humour in ELF interaction
part V|54 pages
ELF in academia
chapter 34|12 pages
Transforming higher education language and literacy policies
part VI|90 pages
ELF, policy and pedagogy
chapter 40|12 pages
Language as system and language as dialogic creativity
part VII|77 pages
ELF into the future
