Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit dem Thema "Englisch als Lingua Franca" (ELF) in akademischen Umgebungen. Das Aufkommen und die Anerkennung von Englisch im Gebrauch als Lingua France bietet vollkommen neue Gelegenheiten zur Untersuchung von Sprachkontakt und Sprachaustausch. Dieses Buch untersucht den Gebrauch von Englisch in akademischem Kontext sowie zwischen Sprechern verschiedener sprachlicher Hintergründe und bietet die bis dato einzige Untersuchung, die gesprochenes akademisches Englisch aus der Sichtweise von Nicht-Muttersprachlern darstellt. Dabei beruft sich die Untersuchung auf den Korpus English as a Lingua Franca in Academic settings, der eine Million Wörter umfasst und genau Aufschluss darüber bietet, wie Sprecher in sprachlich und intellektuell fordernden Situationen Sprache dialogisch nutzen und formen.

This series welcomes book proposals detailing innovative and cutting edge research and theorisation in the field of English as a lingua franca (ELF). The purpose of the series is to offer a wide forum for work on ELF, including aspects such as descriptions and analyses of ELF; ELF use in a range of domains including education (primary, secondary and tertiary), business, tourism; conceptual works challenging current assumptions about English use and usage; works exploring the implications of ELF for English language policy, pedagogy, and practice; and ELF in relation to global multilingualism.

The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.

The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.

The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.

The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.