Pragmatic competence in Japanese as a second language: An introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. (Instead of a) Foreword XIII
4. Pragmatic competence in Japanese as a second language: An introduction 1
5. From a! to zo: Japanese pragmatics and its contribution to JSL/JFL pedagogy 19
6. Indexing stance in interaction with the Japanese desu/masu and plain forms 41
7. Advanced learners’ honorific styles in emails and telephone calls 69
8. Subjectivity and pragmatic choice in L2 Japanese: Emulating and resisting pragmatic norms 101
9. Requesting in Japanese: The effect of instruction on JFL learners’ pragmatic competence 129
10. Influence of learning context on L2 pragmatic realization: A comparison between JSL and JFL learners’ compliment responses 167
11. Refusals in Japanese telephone conversations 199
12. Comprehending utterances in Japanese as a foreign language: Formulaicity and literality 227
13. Comprehension of indirect opinions and refusals in L2 Japanese 249
14. Blended learning for Japanese reactive tokens: Effects of computer-led, instructor-led, and peerbased instruction 275
15. Development of the use of Japanese sentence-final particles through email correspondence 301
16. Commentary: The social turn in second language acquisition and Japanese pragmatics research: Reflection on ideologies, methodologies and instructional implications 335
17. Backmatter 359