Questions of how to access and analyze the use of English as a global language are central to the study of the continuing spread of English as a vehicle of cross-cultural communication. The present book explores the relationship between the functions and forms of English as a Lingua Franca, and introduces the concept of Lingua Franca English to deal with the systematic differences between national native varieties of English and the non-native varieties which have developed relatively recently. The investigation of the sociolinguistic and linguistic processes involved in the development of Lingua Franca English focuses on Switzerland, and is carried out by means of a detailed comparative linguistic analysis of a large amount of data obtained from written and spoken English produced by Swiss speakers. The result is a detailed and critical description of current issues affecting the study of English as an international language, and a thorough investigation of the ongoing processes resulting from the interaction of Swiss people with different language backgrounds in shaping the nature of the English spoken in Switzerland. By examining the characteristics of English as it is used in Switzerland, light is shed on the diachronic problem of the focusing mechanisms involved in the growth of non-native varieties of English and processes of second language acquisition generally.
The present book explores the relationship between the functions and forms of English as a Lingua Franca, and introduces the concept of Lingua Franca English to deal with the systematic differences between national native varieties of ...
Nabi Muhammad Saulaullahu Alaihi Wassalam adalah Nabi terakhir dari 25 nabi yang diutus Allah di muka bumi ini. Beliau adalah sang Rasul kekasih yang paling dicintai Allah Ta’ala. Beliau adalah seorang pemimpin adil dan bijaksana yang sangat mencintai umatnya. Bahkan ketika detik-detik menjelang sakratul mautnya, beliau selalu menyebut "umaati..umatti.." yang artinya adalah "umatku...umatku...". Begitu besar dan cintanya beliau kepada kita sampai-sampai di penghujung kehidupan insan paling mulia itu malah memikirkan kita, bukan keluarganya, bahkan bukan dirinya sendiri, allahumma sholialla muhammad, waalalaihi muhammad.
Beliau adalah sang Rasul kekasih yang paling dicintai Allah Ta'ala. Beliau juga
seorang pemimpin yang sangat mencintai umatnya. Kasih sayang beliau kepada
umatnya tak terbatas. Hal itu terlihat pada suatu waktu Nabi Muhammad saw.
An autonomous business English learning handbook designed for students who wish to be acquainted with the business world, and for those who need to revise the linguistic foundations of the English language. This handbook not only intends to present the English language to the reader as an end, but also as a tool that allows for communication within this context.
Un aspecto ciertamente novedoso y destacable es lo que se denomina «contrato
de aprendizaje» entre estudiantes y profesores. Este «contrato» conlleva un
trabajo individual y eminentemente autonomo, completando el trabajo en el aula.
