English is a language at the centre of research into language contact, because its global spread has resulted in contact with an enormous variety of different l

The global spread of English has resulted in contact with an enormous variety of different languages worldwide, leading to the creation of many new varieties of

Cecilia E. Ford explores the question: what work do adverbial clauses do in conversational interaction? Her analysis of this predominating conjunction strategy

English as a Lingua Franca: Theorizing and Teaching English examines the English used among non-native speakers around the world today and its relation to Engli

The social development of English as a world language emerges from a comprehensive account of our current knowledge of it as well as the gaps in understanding w