Creativity in English as a Lingua Franca: Idiom and Metaphor

By Marie-Luise Pitzl

This book investigates formal characteristics and discourse functions of linguistic creativity at the level of idioms in spoken ELF as represented in the Vienna-Oxford International Corpus of English (VOICE). Building on the findings of previous ELF research, the book proposes that creativity might serve as a fundamental concept in accounting for the variation that seems to be central to describing and understanding English as a lingua franca.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501516884
• ISBN13: 9781501516887
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary