Spanish Pragmatics

by Pilar Ribal, Rosina Marquez Reiter

Overview

This is the first substantial textbook on pragmatics to focus on Spanish. The authors discuss key theories within the Anglo-American tradition of pragmatics, concentrating on the relationship between language use and socio-cultural contexts, and their uptake by Hispanists. Drawing on research by foremost scholars in the field, with reference to a wide range of "Spanishes", including a first treatment of "sociopragmatic variation".

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403900715
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	06/28/2005
Edition description:	2005
Pages:	294
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Rosina Márquez Reiter is Senior Lecturer in Spanish Language and Linguistics at the University of Surrey. Maria Elena Placencia is Lecturer in Spanish and Linguistics at Birkbeck College, University of London.

Table of Contents

Introduction
• Speech Act Theory: Examining Language at the Utterance Level
• Conversation Analysis: Examining Stretches of Talk
• Linguistic Politeness Phenomena
• Sociopragmatic Variation
• Research Methods in Sociopragmatics
• References
• Index

Editorial Reviews

"A long-awaited book! Spanish Pragmatics offers a clear and detailed introduction to speech act theory, conversation analysis and politeness theory as well as a comprehensive overview of empirical work by Hispanists in these areas. This book is a must read for all students engaged with the study of the pragmatics of Spanish." --Carmen García, Arizona State University

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