Reflexively Speaking Metadiscourse in English as a Lingua Franca
Reflexive language - the capacity of language to speak about itself - is unique to human languages yet little is known of its use in actual dialogue. Fundamental features of language are manifest in dialogic speech and in lingua francas. Both are taken on board in this book, which radically widens o...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2023
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| Series: | Developments in English as a Lingua Franca [DELF]
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| Online Access: | DOAB: download the publication DOAB: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | Reflexive language - the capacity of language to speak about itself - is unique to human languages yet little is known of its use in actual dialogue. Fundamental features of language are manifest in dialogic speech and in lingua francas. Both are taken on board in this book, which radically widens our conception of reflexivity in discourse. Reflexivity, or metadiscourse, is central to successful communication. It is also vital in understanding academic argumentation, essential to academic self-understanding, and at the same time it has wide applications. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (236 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110295498 9783110286779 9783110395150 |
| Access: | Open Access |