Pragmatics in English as a Lingua Franca: Findings and Developments

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2022

Pragmatics in English as a Lingua Franca

Findings and Developments

Edited by: Ian Walkinshaw

Volume 14 in the series Developments in English as a Lingua Franca [DELF]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501512520

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About this book

This volume addresses two current gaps in pragmatics research in English as a lingua franca (ELF): Firstly, the contexts, approaches and theories of pragmatics generally that remain under-explored in studies of ELF speakers; secondly, the paucity of ELF pragmatics studies investigating Asia, despite its economic and geo-political importance and the role of English as a region-wide lingua franca. The volume draws together a range of pragmatics-related chapters contributed by leading experts in pragmatics, both in English as a lingua franca and more broadly. These either present new research that extends the current state of the field, or introduce approaches and theories from other areas of pragmatics that translate readily to analysis of ELF interaction. Five of the chapters are Asia-focused, examining pragmatic aspects of communication among Asian ELF users. The volume therefore offers scope for ELF pragmatics researchers to further broaden the field’s theoretical and analytical horizons, and adds to the quantity of knowledge about pragmatics in ELF communication in Asia. Its publication raises the visibility of this research area within the broader field of pragmatics.

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Ian Walkinshaw, Griffith University, Australia.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Notational conventions Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Findings and developments in ELF pragmatics research: An introduction Ian Walkinshaw Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1: Developments in ELF pragmatic theory
Accommodation in ELF: Where from? Where now? Where next? Jennifer Jenkins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Pragmatic strategies in ELF communication: Key findings and a way forward Jagdish Kaur Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
From cross to inter to trans – *cultural pragmatics on the move: The need for expanding methodologies in lingua franca research Marie-Luise Pitzl Open Access Download PDF	55
(Im)politeness in video-mediated first conversations amongst speakers of English as a lingua franca Michael Haugh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Part 2: Pragmalinguistic studies in English as a lingua franca
The pragmatics of other-initiated repair in ELF interactions among Southeast Asians Christine Lewis and David Deterding Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
Pragmatic strategies of Asian ELF users in institutional settings Ke Ji Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Interjections in spoken ELF interactions Alan Thompson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
Part 3: Sociopragmatic studies in English as a lingua franca
‘You’re very rich, right?’: Personal finance as an (in)appropriate or (im)polite conversational topic among Asian ELF users Ian Walkinshaw, Grace Yue Qi and Todd Milford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
From SLA pragmatics to ELF pragmatics: (Re)conceptualising norms of appropriateness Naoko Taguchi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Unpacking pragmatic norms of Chinese speakers of English for English as a lingua franca (ELF) communication Zhichang Xu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Where to now? Future directions in ELF pragmatics research Ian Walkinshaw and Andy Kirkpatrick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Researchers, Students
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 239
Illustrations
- Tables: 12
Keywords: English as a Lingua Franca; Intercultural Pragmatics; Intercultural Communication

eBook

Published: January 19, 2022
ISBN: 9781501512520

Hardcover

Published: January 31, 2022
ISBN: 9781501517730