Language Regulation in English as a Lingua Franca

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Language Regulation

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  • ISBN 9781614517689
  • Weight: 600g
  • Dimensions: 155 x 230mm
  • Publication Date: 11 Jul 2016
  • Publisher: De Gruyter
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Language regulation has often been approached from a top-down policy perspective, whereas this book examines regulatory practices employed by speakers in interaction. With its ethnographically informed focus on language regulation in academic English as a lingua franca (ELF), the book is a timely contribution to debates about what counts as acceptable English in ELF contexts, who can act as language expert, and when regulation is needed.

Niina Hynninen, University of Helsinki, Finland

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