Ambiguous Invitations: The Interlanguage Pragmatics of Polish English Language Learners - Couverture souple

Rakowicz, Agnieszka

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3639179234 ISBN 13 : 9783639179231

Editeur : VDM Verlag, 2009

Synopsis

This book investigates the interlanguage behavior of Polish learners of English, focusing on the responses to the conventionally indirect speech of ambiguous invitation in a second language. The data are drawn from Discourse Completion Task surveys and semi-structured post-task interviews. Polish learners¿ response behavior in Polish is compared with their response behavior in English and that of American native English speakers¿ to reveal how Polish native speakers understand and reply to this speech act in different linguistic contexts. This study is anchored in the field of interlanguage pragmatics and draws on research from discourse analysis in the investigation of pragmatic competence. The findings will be of interest to researchers, educators, translators and those who wish to become aware of the value of cultural factors in communication, particularly if it takes place in a multi-cultural setting.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Agnieszka Rakowicz, PhD is an assistant professor at the Department of Education and Language Acquisition at LaGuardia / City University of New York. Her research interests include sociocultural contexts of language acquisition, interlanguage pragmatics and heritage language maintenance.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: VDM Verlag
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3639179234
• ISBN 13: 9783639179231
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible