Speech acts across cultures : challenges to communication in a second language /
Speech acts across cultures : challenges to communication in a second language /
Susan M. Gass and Joyce Neu, editors.
- vi, 350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Studies on language acquisition ; 11 .
- Studies on language acquisition ; 11. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Investigating the production of speech act sets -- Non-native refusals: A methodological perspective -- Natural speech act data versus written questionnaire data: How data collection method affects speech act performance -- Cross-cultural realization of greetings in American English -- Egyptian and American compliments: Focus on second language learners -- Politeness strategies in French and English -- Transfer and proficiency in interlanguage apologizing -- My grade's too low: The speech act set of complaining -- Ethnographic interviewing as a research tool in speech act analysis: The case of complaints -- From the addressee's perspective: Imposition in favor-asking -- Transfer of pragmatic competence and suggestions in Spanish foreign language learning -- Suggestions to buy: Television commercials from the U.S., Japan, China and Korea -- Culture, negotiations and international cooperative ventures -- Subject index -- Author index.
3110140829 9783110140828
95040820
Second language acquisition.
Speech acts (Linguistics)
Intercultural communication.
P118.2 / .S67 1996
303.482
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Investigating the production of speech act sets -- Non-native refusals: A methodological perspective -- Natural speech act data versus written questionnaire data: How data collection method affects speech act performance -- Cross-cultural realization of greetings in American English -- Egyptian and American compliments: Focus on second language learners -- Politeness strategies in French and English -- Transfer and proficiency in interlanguage apologizing -- My grade's too low: The speech act set of complaining -- Ethnographic interviewing as a research tool in speech act analysis: The case of complaints -- From the addressee's perspective: Imposition in favor-asking -- Transfer of pragmatic competence and suggestions in Spanish foreign language learning -- Suggestions to buy: Television commercials from the U.S., Japan, China and Korea -- Culture, negotiations and international cooperative ventures -- Subject index -- Author index.
3110140829 9783110140828
95040820
Second language acquisition.
Speech acts (Linguistics)
Intercultural communication.
P118.2 / .S67 1996
303.482