Interlanguage Pragmatics: Exploring Institutional Talk

Author:   Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig (Indiana University, USA) ,  Beverly S. Hartford
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
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Pages:   238
Publication Date:   04 May 2005
Format:   Paperback
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This edited volume brings conversational analysis into the study of second language pragmatics as an analytic paradigm. A well-regarded team of researchers addresses a difficult area for the interlanguage pragmatics research community - the balance between experimental method and the use of conversational data. Institutional talk provides authentic and consequential talk. The goal of the book is to demonstrate how the investigation of institutional talk balances the researcher's need for comparable and replicable interactions with the need to observe authentic outcomes. The chapters present empirical studies based on quantitative and qualitative analyses, which are carefully illustrated by the real-world variables that each institution controls. The chapters span a range of institutions including the university writing center, hotels, secondary schools, and employment offices. The variables examined include the traditional ILP variables such as status, directness, and social distance, as well as new concepts like trust, authority, equality, and discourse style. The editors, Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig and Beverly S. Hartford, are well known in the field of pragmatics, especially for th

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Author:   Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig (Indiana University, USA) ,  Beverly S. Hartford
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.317kg
ISBN:  

9780805848915


ISBN 10:   0805848916
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   04 May 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Contents: K. Bardovi-Harlig, B.S. Hartford, Introduction. K. Bardovi-Harlig, B.S. Hartford, Institutional Discourse and Interlanguage Pragmatics Research. J. Williams, Writing Center Interaction: Institutional Discourse and the Role of Peer Tutors. L. Yates, Negotiating an Institutional Identity: Individual Differences in NS and NNS Teacher Directives. J. Kerekes, Before, During, and After the Event: Getting the Job (or Not) in an Employment Interview. C.E. Davies, A.E. Tyler, Discourse Strategies in the Context of Crosscultural Institutional Talk: Uncovering Interlanguage Pragmatics in the University Classroom. E. Tarone, English for Specific Purposes and Interlanguage Pragmatics. T. Gibbs, Using Moves in the Opening Sequence to Identify Callers in Institutional Settings. K. Bardovi-Harlig, B.S. Hartford, Practical Considerations.

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