This book presents a corpus-based study of spoken learner language produced by university-level ESL students in the classroom. Using contemporary theories as a guide and employing cutting-edge corpus analysis tools and methods, the authors analyse a variety of learner speech to offer many new insights into the nature and characteristics of the spoken language of college ESL learners. Focusing on types of speech that are rarely examined, this original work makes a significant contribution to the study and understanding of ESL spoken language at university level. It will appeal to students and scholars of applied linguistics, corpus linguistics, second language acquisition and discourse analysis.

"It contributes substantially to the domain of educational linguistics, presenting educators and practitioners with valuable insights into the linguistic features of spoken language that, in our view, can help enhance the effectiveness of their pedagogies. ? the book is highly recommended to all researchers and language teachers interested in spoken English learner language." (Tan Jin and Zhan Shi, Applied Linguistics, Vol. 40 (6), December, 2019)