English as a Lingua Franca in Wider Networking(English, Electronic book text, Vettorel Paola)

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English as a Lingua Franca in Wider Networking(English, Electronic book text, Vettorel Paola) is written by Vettorel Paola and published by De Gruyter. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3110336006 (ISBN 10) and 9783110336009 (ISBN 13).

In a constantly interconnected world communication takes place beyond territorial boundaries, in networks where English works as a lingua franca. The volume explores how ELF is employed in internationally-oriented personal blogs; findings show how bloggers deploy an array of resources to their expressive and interactional aims, combining global and local communicative practices. Implications of findings in ELF and ELT terms are also discussed.