Taguchi (second-language acquisition, pragmatics, and Japanese language and culture; Carnegie Mellon U.) reports and interprets the results of a longitudinal study of pragmatic development among Japan
In the process of second language acquisition, the ability to interact effectively is critical. But what does it mean to be interactively competent? This book addresses this question by presenting res
In the process of second language acquisition, the ability to interact effectively is critical. But what does it mean to be interactively competent? This book addresses this question by presenting res
This book describes second language learners' development of pragmatic competence - the appropriate language use in a social context. It reveals patterns of development across different aspects of pra
The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Pragmatics is a comprehensive critical survey of the field of L2 pragmatics, collecting a number of chapters that highlight the key theories,
After English, Japanese is the language for which the most research in pragmatics has been conducted, and here it is the focus of studies into the pragmatics of competence in second-language learners.
Popular methods in the Second Language Pragmatics have been stuck in the theoretical past; Second Language Pragmatics: From Theory to Research aims to reinvigorate this field, pointing the w
Popular methods in the Second Language Pragmatics have been stuck in the theoretical past; Second Language Pragmatics: From Theory to Research aims to reinvigorate this field, pointing the w