13. Pragmatic transfer
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J. César Félix-Brasdefer
Abstract
This chapter offers a comprehensive analysis of the concept of pragmatic transfer in second language (L2) pragmatics. Pragmatic transfer, a recurrent topic in L2 pragmatics research, is broadly defined as the “effect of L1 sociopragmatic or pragmalinguistic knowledge on second language pragmatics (but can also proceed from second to the first language), and can be positive or negative” (Taguchi and Roever 2017: 16). In this chapter, I present a review of pragmatic transfer with attention to the pragmatic target analyzed, methods used, native speaker and learner populations, and central issues examined to account for pragmatic transfer in foreign and second language contexts. I focus on the structural and non-structural factors that are necessary for pragmatic transfer to occur. Finally, I end this chapter with future directions for furthering our understanding of pragmatic transfer in different learning contexts.
Abstract
This chapter offers a comprehensive analysis of the concept of pragmatic transfer in second language (L2) pragmatics. Pragmatic transfer, a recurrent topic in L2 pragmatics research, is broadly defined as the “effect of L1 sociopragmatic or pragmalinguistic knowledge on second language pragmatics (but can also proceed from second to the first language), and can be positive or negative” (Taguchi and Roever 2017: 16). In this chapter, I present a review of pragmatic transfer with attention to the pragmatic target analyzed, methods used, native speaker and learner populations, and central issues examined to account for pragmatic transfer in foreign and second language contexts. I focus on the structural and non-structural factors that are necessary for pragmatic transfer to occur. Finally, I end this chapter with future directions for furthering our understanding of pragmatic transfer in different learning contexts.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Preface to the handbook series v
- Preface to Developmental and Clinical Pragmatics ix
- Table of contents xi
- 1. Pragmatic competence: Development and impairment 1
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I. Pragmatic development in a first language
- 2. Pragmatic development in a first language: An overview 33
- 3. Communicative act development 61
- 4. Acquisition of epistemic and evidential expressions 89
- 5. Acquiring implicatures 119
- 6. Acquiring irony 149
- 7. Acquiring prosody 177
- 8. Pragmatic development in the (middle and) later stages of life 209
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II. Pragmatic development in a second language
- 9. Pragmatic development in L2: An overview 237
- 10. Teaching speech acts in a second language 269
- 11. Learning how to interpret indirectness in an L2 301
- 12. Comprehension of implicatures and humor in a second language 331
- 13. Pragmatic transfer 361
- 14. Developing pragmatic awareness 393
- 15. Developing pragmatic competence in a study abroad context 429
- 16. Testing pragmatic competence in a second language 475
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III. Pragmatic disorders
- 17. Pragmatic disorders: An overview 499
- 18. Pragmatic competence in autism spectrum disorders 523
- 19. Pragmatic competence in Down syndrome 545
- 20. Pragmatic competence in aphasia 581
- 21. Pragmatics and dementia 611
- 22. Assessing pragmatic competence in developmental disorders 647
- Contributors 681
- Name Index 691
- Subject Index 711
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Preface to the handbook series v
- Preface to Developmental and Clinical Pragmatics ix
- Table of contents xi
- 1. Pragmatic competence: Development and impairment 1
-
I. Pragmatic development in a first language
- 2. Pragmatic development in a first language: An overview 33
- 3. Communicative act development 61
- 4. Acquisition of epistemic and evidential expressions 89
- 5. Acquiring implicatures 119
- 6. Acquiring irony 149
- 7. Acquiring prosody 177
- 8. Pragmatic development in the (middle and) later stages of life 209
-
II. Pragmatic development in a second language
- 9. Pragmatic development in L2: An overview 237
- 10. Teaching speech acts in a second language 269
- 11. Learning how to interpret indirectness in an L2 301
- 12. Comprehension of implicatures and humor in a second language 331
- 13. Pragmatic transfer 361
- 14. Developing pragmatic awareness 393
- 15. Developing pragmatic competence in a study abroad context 429
- 16. Testing pragmatic competence in a second language 475
-
III. Pragmatic disorders
- 17. Pragmatic disorders: An overview 499
- 18. Pragmatic competence in autism spectrum disorders 523
- 19. Pragmatic competence in Down syndrome 545
- 20. Pragmatic competence in aphasia 581
- 21. Pragmatics and dementia 611
- 22. Assessing pragmatic competence in developmental disorders 647
- Contributors 681
- Name Index 691
- Subject Index 711
