Esperanto: Lingua Franca and Language Community
by Sabine Fiedler, Cyril Robert Brosch
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co 2022
ISBN-13: 9789027257536
Number of pages: 451
Description:
Based on extensive fieldwork, this book provides rare and profound insights into the use of Esperanto in a large number of communicative areas. It studies the speakers' use of code-switching, phraseology and metaphors, techniques they employ to enhance understanding, such as metacommunication and repair strategies, as well as their predilection for humour.
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