Chapter 8. Formulaicity and context in second language pragmatics
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Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig
Abstract
Pragmatic routines are realized by a range of expressions at different points on the formulaicity scale, meaning that some expressions are more set than others. This chapter draws on acquisition research to highlight the types of pragmatic knowledge that underpin successful use and emerging use of formulaic language in pragmatics, exploring the alignment of speech act, pragmatic strategy, content, meaning, and form in the acquisition and use of conventional expressions and routines, and the role of context. Examples are drawn primarily from two studies on pragmatics, a large cross-sectional study (N = 179; 5,504 responses to a conversation simulation, Bardovi-Harlig 2009), and an instructional effects study (responses to simulated group work, Bardovi-Harlig, Mossman, and Vellenga, 2015a).
Abstract
Pragmatic routines are realized by a range of expressions at different points on the formulaicity scale, meaning that some expressions are more set than others. This chapter draws on acquisition research to highlight the types of pragmatic knowledge that underpin successful use and emerging use of formulaic language in pragmatics, exploring the alignment of speech act, pragmatic strategy, content, meaning, and form in the acquisition and use of conventional expressions and routines, and the role of context. Examples are drawn primarily from two studies on pragmatics, a large cross-sectional study (N = 179; 5,504 responses to a conversation simulation, Bardovi-Harlig 2009), and an instructional effects study (responses to simulated group work, Bardovi-Harlig, Mossman, and Vellenga, 2015a).
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of contributors vii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Introduction. Discourse and cognitive perspectives on language learning 1
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Part I. Discourse perspectives
- Chapter 1. Culture, gender, ethnicity, identity in discourse 11
- Chapter 2. Discourse management strategies revisited 37
- Chapter 3. Senior confessions 63
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Part II. Cognitive perspectives
- Chapter 4. The speech went on (and on) as Kerry dozed off (*and off) 85
- Chapter 5. The role of embodiment in the semantic analysis of phrasal verbs 111
- Chapter 6. Synesthetic metaphors of sound 131
- Chapter 7. Conceptual vs. inter-lexical polysemy 159
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Part III. Applications to L2 teaching and learning
- Chapter 8. Formulaicity and context in second language pragmatics 193
- Chapter 9. What is happened? Your amazon.com order has shipped 213
- Chapter 10. Effects of L2 exposure on the use of discourse devices in L2 storytelling 249
- Chapter 11. The use of hedging devices in L2 legal writing 275
- Afterword. The theoretical and applied foundations of Andrea Tyler’s approach to the study of language 301
- Name index 311
- Subject Index 315
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of contributors vii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Introduction. Discourse and cognitive perspectives on language learning 1
-
Part I. Discourse perspectives
- Chapter 1. Culture, gender, ethnicity, identity in discourse 11
- Chapter 2. Discourse management strategies revisited 37
- Chapter 3. Senior confessions 63
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Part II. Cognitive perspectives
- Chapter 4. The speech went on (and on) as Kerry dozed off (*and off) 85
- Chapter 5. The role of embodiment in the semantic analysis of phrasal verbs 111
- Chapter 6. Synesthetic metaphors of sound 131
- Chapter 7. Conceptual vs. inter-lexical polysemy 159
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Part III. Applications to L2 teaching and learning
- Chapter 8. Formulaicity and context in second language pragmatics 193
- Chapter 9. What is happened? Your amazon.com order has shipped 213
- Chapter 10. Effects of L2 exposure on the use of discourse devices in L2 storytelling 249
- Chapter 11. The use of hedging devices in L2 legal writing 275
- Afterword. The theoretical and applied foundations of Andrea Tyler’s approach to the study of language 301
- Name index 311
- Subject Index 315
