Overview

Departing from Schneider and Barron (2008), representing the emerging field of Variational Pragmatics, this volume examines pragmatic variation focusing on methods utilized to collect and analyze data in a variety of first (L1) and second (L2) language contexts. The objectives are to: (1) examine variation in such areas of pragmatics as speech acts, conventional expressions, metapragmatics, stance, frames, mitigation, communicative action, (im)politeness, and implicature; and (2) critically review central methodological concerns relevant for research in pragmatic variation, such as coding, ethical issues, qualitative and quantitative methods, and individual variation. Theoretical frameworks vary from variationist and interactional sociolinguistics, to variational pragmatics. This collection contains eleven chapters by leading scholars, including two state-of-the art chapters on key methodological issues of pragmatic variation study. Given the theoretical perspectives, methodological focus, and analyses, the book will be of interest to those who study pragmatics, discourse analysis, second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, and language variation.

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Author:   J. César Félix-Brasdefer (Indiana University, USA) ,  Dale Koike (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   31
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9789027218728

ISBN 10:   9027218722
Pages:   338
Publication Date:   12 September 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgements; 2. Notes on contributors; 3. Introduction: Pragmatic variation in first and second language contexts (by Felix-Brasdefer, J. Cesar); 4. Chapter 1. Pragmatic variation by gender in market service encounters in Mexico (by Felix-Brasdefer, J. Cesar); 5. Chapter 2. Cross-cultural stances in online discussions: Pragmatic variation in French and American ways of expressing opinions (by Blyth, Carl S.); 6. Chapter 3. Pragmatic variation in therapeutic discourse: An examination of mitigating devices employed by Dominican female clients and a Cuban American therapist (by Flores-Ferran, Nydia); 7. Chapter 4. Disagreement and sociolinguistic variables: English as a Lingua Franca of Practice in China (by Zhu Hua, Wei); 8. Chapter 5. Variation in the pragmatic use of conventional expressions (by Bardovi-Harlig, Kathleen); 9. Chapter 6. Variation in NS-learner interactions: Frames and expectations in pragmatic coconstruction (by Koike, Dale); 10. Pragmatic variation in learner perception: The role of retrospective verbal report in L2 speech act research (by Woodfield, Helen); 11. Chapter 8. Variationist sociolinguistics, L2 sociopragmatic competence, and corpus analysis of classroom-based synchronous computer-mediated discourse (by Compernolle, Remi A. van); 12. Research methods for describing variation in intercultural pragmatics for cultures in contact and conflict (by Cohen, Andrew D.); 13. Chapter 10. Between pragmatics and sociolinguistics: Where does pragmatic variation fit in? (by Terkourafi, Marina); 14. Chapter 11. Conclusions: Methodological issues in pragmatic variation (by Koike, Dale); 15. Index

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