Towards the Pragmatic Core of English for European Communication The Speech Act of Apologising in Selected Euro-Englishes /

• Main Author: Klimczak-Pawlak, Agata (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Second Language Learning and Teaching,
• Subjects: Linguistics.; Applied linguistics.; Language and education.; Applied Linguistics.; Language Education.

English in Europe is not one but many, and substantial differences in the way people from different countries communicate using it may cause misunderstandings. This book shows that, through research into the pragmatic behaviour of  non-native speakers of English from across Europe, it is possible to...