Chapter 6. Variation in NS-learner interactions
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Dale Koike
Abstract
This study examines variation of pragmatic resources seen in native speaker (NS)learner dialogue as related to institutional and conversation frames. Following Tannen (1993) and Ensink (2003) who apply several of Goffman’s (1974) ideas of frames to discourse such as narratives and public speech, this investigation focuses on NS-learner dialogue in informal interviews and personal conversations to understand L2 pragmatic co-construction and resources that learners use as the conversation progresses in relation to frames. The analysis shows that the participants’ orientation to frames of different kinds is correlated to the various pragmatic resources they use, such as implicatures, humor, speech acts, feedback, intonation, and discourse markers. The data illustrate that pragmatic variation can stem from differences in expectations and changes in frames.
Abstract
This study examines variation of pragmatic resources seen in native speaker (NS)learner dialogue as related to institutional and conversation frames. Following Tannen (1993) and Ensink (2003) who apply several of Goffman’s (1974) ideas of frames to discourse such as narratives and public speech, this investigation focuses on NS-learner dialogue in informal interviews and personal conversations to understand L2 pragmatic co-construction and resources that learners use as the conversation progresses in relation to frames. The analysis shows that the participants’ orientation to frames of different kinds is correlated to the various pragmatic resources they use, such as implicatures, humor, speech acts, feedback, intonation, and discourse markers. The data illustrate that pragmatic variation can stem from differences in expectations and changes in frames.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- Notes on contributors ix
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Pragmatic variation by gender in market service encounters in Mexico 17
- Chapter 2. Cross-cultural stances in online discussions 49
- Chapter 3. Pragmatic variation in therapeutic discourse 81
- Chapter 4. Disagreement and sociolinguistic variables 113
- Chapter 5. Variation in the pragmatic use of conventional expressions 141
- Chapter 6. Variation in NS-learner interactions 175
- Pragmatic variation in learner perception 209
- Chapter 8. Variationist sociolinguistics, L2 sociopragmatic competence, and corpus analysis of classroom-based synchronous computer-mediated discourse 239
- Research methods for describing variation in intercultural pragmatics for cultures in contact and conflict 271
- Chapter 10. Between pragmatics and sociolinguistics 295
- Chapter 11. Conclusions 319
- Index 337
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- Notes on contributors ix
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Pragmatic variation by gender in market service encounters in Mexico 17
- Chapter 2. Cross-cultural stances in online discussions 49
- Chapter 3. Pragmatic variation in therapeutic discourse 81
- Chapter 4. Disagreement and sociolinguistic variables 113
- Chapter 5. Variation in the pragmatic use of conventional expressions 141
- Chapter 6. Variation in NS-learner interactions 175
- Pragmatic variation in learner perception 209
- Chapter 8. Variationist sociolinguistics, L2 sociopragmatic competence, and corpus analysis of classroom-based synchronous computer-mediated discourse 239
- Research methods for describing variation in intercultural pragmatics for cultures in contact and conflict 271
- Chapter 10. Between pragmatics and sociolinguistics 295
- Chapter 11. Conclusions 319
- Index 337
