An Analysis of Comprehension Problems based on Discourse Analysis and Relevance Theory

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2010 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,5, University of Tubingen, language: English, abstract: It is a linguistic reality of today’s world that English has become a lingua franca for the world. It is the global language of economy, technology, international politics, and the internet. In roughly 80% of communication in Englis...