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| ISBN: | 9780826440136
0826440134
1283201976
9781283201971
9786613201973
6613201979
9781474212175
1474212174
9780826425850
0826425852
9780826497758
0826497756
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-286) and index.
English.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | Using a corpus of data drawn from naturally-occurring second language conversations, this book explores the role of idiomaticity in English as a native language, and its comparative role in English as a lingua franca. Through examining how idiomaticity enables first language learners to achieve a greater degree of fluency, the book explores why idiomatic language poses such a challenge for users of English as a lingua franca. The book puts forward a new definition of competence and fluency within the context of English as a lingua franca, concluding with an analysis of practical implications f.
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| Other form: | Print version: Prodromou, Luke. English as a lingua franca. London : Continuum, 2010 9780826425850
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