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...

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Main Author: Anna Mauranen
Format: Book
Published: De Gruyter Mouton 2023
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