Culture and Identity Through English as a Lingua Franca: Rethinking Concepts and Goals in Intercultural Communication

by Will Baker and Will Baker

Book Overview

The use of English as a global lingua franca has given rise to new challenges and approaches in our understanding of language and communication. One area where ELF (English as a lingua franca) studies, both from an empirical and theoretical orientation, have the potential for significant developments is in our understanding of the relationships between language, culture and identity. ELF challenges traditional assumptions concerning the purposed 'inexorable'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501515888
• ISBN13: 9781501515880
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"