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OverviewThe purpose of this research is to analyse the pragmatic development of language groups at different proficiency levels and to investigate the relationship between interlanguage pragmatics and grammatical competence. For this study, 36 native Spanish speaking EFL learners at different proficiency levels were asked to respond in English to 24 different situations that called for the speech acts of request and apology. Results showed three important aspects. The first finding suggested that basic adult learners possess a pragmatic knowledge in their L1 that allows them to focus on the intended meaning and, in most cases, to assemble an utterance that conveys a pragmatic intention and satisfies the communicative demands of a social situation. The second finding revealed that there are two essential conditions to communicate a linguistic action: the knowledge of the relevant linguistic rules and the knowledge of how to use them appropriately and effectively in a specific context. The findings further suggested that advanced learners possess the grammatical knowledge to produce an illocutionary act, but they need to learn the specific L2 pragmatic conventions that enable them to know when to use these grammatical forms and under which circumstances. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elizabeth Flores-Salgado (Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, México)Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co Volume: 212 Weight: 0.660kg ISBN: 9789027256188ISBN 10: 9027256187 Pages: 263 Publication Date: 07 September 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of Contents1. Acknowledgments; 2. List of tables; 3. 1. Introduction; 4. 2. Acquisitional issues in pragmatics; 5. 3. Methodology; 6. 4. Analysis of results; 7. 5. Summary of findings; 8. 6. Conclusions; 9. References; 10. Appendix 1; 11. Appendix 2; 12. Appendix 3; 13. Appendix 4; 14. Name index; 15. Subject indexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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