Aspects of textuality in written English in an African context : a study of communication style and information management, with implications for the status and use of English as a second language

In contexts where English as a second language is used for intranational communication it is a particular kind of learned language adapted to express the communicative norms of its users, and its use has an interesting affect on the textuality of writing. The thesis examines communication style and...

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Main Author: Daborn, Esther
Published: University of Edinburgh 1996
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.649063