Speech Acts Across Cultures
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Edited by:
Susan Gass
About this book
This book investigates the notion of Speech Act from a cross-cultural perspective. The starting point for this book is the assumption that speech acts are realized from culture to culture in different ways and that these differences may result in communication difficulties that range from the humorous to the serious. Importantly, a recurring theme in this volume has to do with the need to verify the form, the function and the constraining variables of speech acts as a prerequisite for dealing with them in the classroom.
The book deals with three major areas of Speech Act research: 1) Methodological Issues, 2) Speech Acts in a second language, and 3) Applications. In the first section authors discuss general issues of methodology and present data in an effort to detail the efficacy of different methodologies. Research clearly shows the effect of methodology on the results. This section is followed by a discussion of specific speech acts, including speech acts and strategy use that have as their goal the creation and maintenace of solidarity (i.e. greetings, compliments, apologies) and speech acts that involve face-threatening acts (i.e.complaints, favor-asking, suggestions). In the final section, authors consider applications of speech act research within the context of advertising and business relationships.
Author / Editor information
Susan M. Gass, Michigan State University, USA; Joyce Neu, University of San Diego, USA.
Reviews
"It certainly is a very informative overview of the subject."
Journal of Indo-European Studies, Austin, 1997/Vol.25
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Part I. Methodological issues
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Noel Houck and Susan M. Gass Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Leslie M. Beebe and Martha Clark Cummings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Part II. Speech acts in a second language
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Gayle L. Nelson, Waguida Bakary and Mahmoud Batal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Michael L. Geis and Linda L. Harlow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Naoko Maeshiba, Naoko Yoshinaga, Gabriele Kasper and Steven Ross Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Beth Murphy and Joyce Neu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Diana Boxer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Myra Goldschmidt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Dale April Koike Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Part III. Applications
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