Developing contrastive pragmatics : interlanguage and cross-cultural perspectives / edited by Martin Putz, JoAnne Neff-van Aertselaer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pütz, Martin, 1955-

Neff-van Aertselaer, JoAnne.

Series:

Studies on language acquisition ; 31.

Studies on language acquisition ; 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pragmatics.

Intercultural communication.

Interlanguage (Language learning).

Second language acquisition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (456 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The present volume is a collection of papers on Contrastive Pragmatics, involving research on interlanguage and cross-cultural perspectives with a focus on second language acquisition contexts. The subdiscipline of pragmatics is seen from a multilingual and multicultural perspective thus contributing to an emerging field of study, i.e. intercultural pragmatics which can be made fruitful to second language teaching/learning and contrastive analysis. The book is an important contribution to general linguistics, pragmatics, cross-cultural communication, second language acquisition, as well as min

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction: Developing contrastive pragmatics

Section 1: Intercultural Pragmatics and Discourse Markers

A conceptual basis for intercultural pragmatics and world-wide understanding

Sociocultural conceptualizations: Schemas and metaphorical transfer as metalinguistic learning strategies for French learners of German

An investigation into the pragmatics of grammar: Cultural scripts in contrast

Argumentation patterns in different languages: An analysis of metadiscourse markers in English and Spanish texts

The management of global cultural diversity in ELT materials

Section 2: Interlanguage Pragmatics: Strategies and Identity in the Foreign Language Classroom

Reframing one's experience: Face, identity and roles in L2 argumentative discourse

Indirect complaint in the language classroom: Cross-cultural contrasts between French and Japanese students of English

"We make such a mishmash": Bilingual language usage in classroom peer group talk

Pragmatics of humor in the foreign language classroom: Learning (with) humor

Section 3: Development of Pragmatic Competence in Foreign Language Learning: Focus on "Requests"

Interlanguage requests: A contrastive study

Development of requests: A study on Turkish learners of English

Perceived pragmatic transferability o f L1 request strategies by Persian learners of English

Dutch English requests: A study of request performance by Dutch learners of English

Contrasting requests in Inner Circle Englishes: A study in variational pragmatics

Getting better in getting what you want: Language learners' pragmatic development in requests during study abroad sojourns

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612196782

9781282196780

1282196782

9783110207217

3110207214

OCLC:

476197014