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OverviewThe 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'. Concepts throughout are illustrated with real language examples taken from different Spanish corpora. The book is carefully structured to be appropriate for upper-level undergraduate, as well as postgraduate, students. Full Product DetailsAuthor: M. Placencia , Kenneth A. LoparoPublisher: Palgrave USA Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 2005 ed. Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.526kg ISBN: 9781403900708ISBN 10: 1403900701 Pages: 284 Publication Date: 28 June 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 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 IndexReviewsA 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 Garcia, Arizona State University Author InformationROSINA M RQUEZ REITER is Senior Lecturer in Spanish Language and Linguistics at the University of Surrey, UK, where she teaches and researches (Spanish) sociopragmatics and sociolinguistics. Her current research interests include sociopragmatic variation with particular reference to Spanish as well as pragmatics in general, cross- and inter-cultural communication as well as politeness theory. She is the author of Linguistic Politeness in Britain and Uruguay. MAR A ELENA PLACENCIA is Lecturer in Spanish and Linguistics at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. Her main areas Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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