Pragmatic Development in a Second Language

Pragmatic Development in a Second Language
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Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : 0631234306
ISBN-13 : 9780631234302
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Book Synopsis Pragmatic Development in a Second Language by : Gabriele Kasper

Download or read book Pragmatic Development in a Second Language written by Gabriele Kasper and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2003-07-09 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers the first book-length treatment of second and foreign language learners' acquisition of pragmatics. It provides an up-to-date account of research findings and covers such central topics as the theoretical and empirical approaches to L2 pragmatic development, the relationship of pragmatic and grammatical development, the role of different learning contexts, the effect of instruction, and individual differences. Comprehensive discussion of developmental interlanguage pragmatics, presenting an up-to-date account of research findings Key source for researchers and graduate students working in applied linguistics, second language studies, pragmatics, discourse, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics


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