Special Section: Negotiating Meaning in Business English as a Lingua Franca
This special section of Iperstoria aims at contributing to English as the Business Lingua Franca (BELF) research by exploring aspects related to how communication takes place in international business-related contexts, with a particular focus on Communication Strategies and on the relevance they have in BELF. Meaning-negotiation enacted through a variety of strategies and moves is a common thread running through the majority of the contributions included in this issue, which explore BELF communication from a variety of perspectives - from methodological approaches to (inter)cultural aspects and pedagogical implications - in different settings, including more recent developments such as social media. It is precisely this variety of settings and perspectives that shows what a vibrant area of research BELF is.
Item Type | Edited Journal |
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Keywords | English language, Lingua Franca, ELF, BELF |
Departments, Centres and Research Units | English and Comparative Literature |
Date Deposited | 13 Jun 2019 08:15 |
Last Modified | 13 Jun 2019 08:15 |