Lexicogrammatical Features of ELF Speakers in an Asian Students Association Small Talk in Indonesia

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200325.109How to use a DOI?

Keywords

English as a lingua franca, lexicogrammatical features, linguistic features

Abstract

This study examines the nature of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) interaction among English users whose mother tongues are different. Specifically, this study aims to investigate the lexicogrammatical features evident in a small talk among Asian students. The data are elicited in a mixture of authentic and simulated interactions. As a stimulus for the speakers to talk, they are given topics on the Asian African Conference and its relation to their country, as well as the culture of their country. This study obtained the data by recording the conversations from ASAI (Asian Student Association in Indonesia) small talk. Using lexicogrammatical features proposed by Seidlhofer (2004) and Kirkpatrick (2008), the findings reveal that the speakers produced six lexicogrammatical features which are dropping third person present tense –s, confusing the relative pronouns who and which, omitting definite and indefinite articles, preposition, marking or nonmarking plural, and the use of tag questions form. Although these features are different from features in English standard forms, they are commonly used by other ELF speakers in different studies. Also, these features do not appear to cause misunderstandings in the interaction. This seems to suggest that these users are appropriating the language for their own purposes and the effectiveness of communication.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ernie D. A. Imperiani
AU  - Hera Amalia Mandasari
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/03/31
TI  - Lexicogrammatical Features of ELF Speakers in an Asian Students Association Small Talk in Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 346
EP  - 352
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200325.109
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200325.109
ID  - Imperiani2020
ER  -