Interlanguage Pragmatics

by Shoshana Blum-Kulka (Editor), Gabriele Kasper (Editor)

Overview

As a field of inquiry, interlanguage pragmatics reflects the growing interest in recent years in understanding the social and pragmatic aspects of second language acquisition. A collection of previously unpublished essays by sixteen distinguished linguists, Interlanguage Pragmatics offers an up-to-date synthesis of current research in the field, discussing from diverse perspectives the development, comprehension, and production of pragmatic knowledge in a second language. The book is divided into three sections, each prefaced by an introduction by the editors that provides relevant theoretical and methodological background. The first section concerns cognitive approaches to interlanguage pragmatic development. The second addresses interlanguage speech act realization of a variety of speech acts. The final section is devoted to discoursal perspectives on interlanguage. With an editors' general introduction that offers a critical overview of the issues currently being debated, this book is the first to exclusively address the pragmatic dimension in second language acquisition, presenting a state-of-the-art view of the field and outlining directions for future research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195066029
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	06/28/1997
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.38(w) x 9.56(h) x 0.96(d)

About the Author

University of Hawaii at Manoa Second Language

Hebrew University in Jerusalem

Table of Contents

	Interlanguage Pragmatics: An Introduction	3
I	Cognitive Approaches to Interlanguage Pragmatic Development	19
1	Consciousness, Learning, and Interlanguage Pragmatics	21
2	Symbolic Representation and Attentional Control in Pragmatic Competence	43
II	Speech Act Realization	59
3	Expressing Gratitude in American English	64
4	Perception and Performance in Native and Nonnative Apology	82
5	Interlanguage Features of the Speech Act of Complaining	108
6	Interlanguage Requestive Hints	123
7	Cross-Linguistic Influence in the Speech Act of Correction	138
III	Discourse Perspectives	159
8	Toward a Model for the Analysis of Inappropriate Responses in Native/Nonnative Interactions	161
9	Explaining NNS Interactional Behavior: The Effect of Conversational Topic	184
10	The Metapragmatic Discourse of American-Israeli Families at Dinner	196
11	Notes on the Interlanguage of Comity	224
	About the Authors	251

Editorial Reviews

"This volume is welcome because it broadens the scope of intercultural pragmatics to include issues beyond attempts of nonnative speakers to perform various speech acts."—Language

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