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Reflexively Speaking

Metadiscourse in English as a Lingua Franca

Anna Mauranen
Barcode 9783111619941
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Release Date: 04/11/2024

Genre: Language & Reference
Label: De Gruyter Mouton
Series: Developments in English as a Lingua Franca [DELF]
Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter

Metadiscourse in English as a Lingua Franca

Reflexive language 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. 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.