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Communicating through Vague Language : A Comparative Study of L1 and L2 Speakers / by Peyman G.P. Sabet, Grace Q. Zhang.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sabet, Peyman G.P., Author.
- Zhang, Grace Q., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Germanic languages.
- International education.
- Comparative education.
- Language and languages--Study and teaching.
- Language and languages.
- Pragmatics.
- Sociolinguistics.
- Germanic Languages.
- International and Comparative Education.
- Language Education.
- Language Teaching and Learning.
- Local Subjects:
- Germanic Languages.
- International and Comparative Education.
- Language Education.
- Pragmatics.
- Sociolinguistics.
- Language Teaching and Learning.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (226 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is a comparative study of vague language based on naturally occurring data of L1 and L2 speakers in academic settings. It explores how L2 learners have diverse and culturally specific needs for vague language compared with L1s, and are generally vaguer.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Theoretical Foundations
- 3. Methodology
- 4. Lexical Analysis of Vague Language
- 5. Pragmatic Functions of Vague Language
- 6. General Discussion
- 7. Conclusions and Implications.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137486387
- 1137486384
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