Overview

This book adopts a cross-sectional approach and mainly focuses on one of the core pragmatic constructs, formulaic/pragmatic routines, in addition to components put forward by Roever (2011) and Taguchi (2013). It actively integrates multidimensional pragmatic modalities—including both production (initiating and responding) and reception (recognition, comprehension, and perception), together with learners’ cognitive processes—rather than one or two types of task modalities. Focusing more on the Chinese EFL context instead of Japanese or European L1 learners, it also takes advantage of an emerging instrument, the computer-animated elicitation task, for data collection based on authentic oral responses and to avoid “coached” responses. The socio-cognitive approach, proposed by the famous linguistic expert Prof. Istvan Kecskes, is subsequently applied to conduct an in-depth analysis of the data. Hence, the book introduces a new and fruitful theoretical perspective to the traditional L2 pragmatic research field. 

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Author:   Yuqi Wang
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   0.244kg
ISBN:  

9789811963513

ISBN 10:   9811963517
Pages:   139
Publication Date:   20 September 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

ABSTRACTLIST OF TABLESLIST OF FIGURESLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMSChapter One Introduction1.1 Research Background1.2 Rationale of the Book1.3 Research Objectives and Questions1.4 Significance of the Book1.5 Organization of the BookChapter Two Literature Review2.1 A General Picture of Routines2.1.1 Terms, Definitions, and Shared Distinguishing Features2.1.2 Classification2.2 Development of L2 Pragmatic Competence of Routines2.2.1 General Proficiency vs. Pragmatic Competence of Routines2.2.2 Study-abroad Experience vs. Pragmatic Competence of Routines2.2.3 EP & SA Experience vs. Pragmatic Competence of Routines2.3 SummaryChapter Three Theoretical Foundation3.1 Pragmatics & Second Language Pragmatics3.1.1 Pragmatics3.1.2 Interlanguage/Second Language Pragmatics3.2 L2 Pragmatic Competence3.2.1 Communicative Competence & Pragmatic competence3.2.2 L2 Pragmatic Competence3.2.3 Influencing Factors for L2 Pragmatic Competence3.3 Pragmatic Theories3.3.1 Speech Act Theory3.3.2 Cooperative Principle3.4 Acquisitional Theories in L2 Pragmatics3.4.1 The Two-Dimensional Model3.4.2 Skill-Acquisition Theories3.4.3 Language Socialization3.4.4 The Native Speaker Norm3.5 Socio-Cognitive Theories in L2 Pragmatics3.5.1 The Socio-cognitive Approach3.5.2 Prior Context Knowledge vs. Actual Situational Context Knowledge3.5.3 Conceptual Socialization3.6 SummaryChapter Four Research Methodology4.1 Participants 4.2 Research Design4.3 Data Collection4.3.1 Data Collection Methods4.3.2 Rationale of Oral DCT4.4 Instrumentation4.4.1 Computer Animated Production Task4.4.2 Computer Animated Recognition Task4.4.3 Computer Animated Comprehension Task4.4.4 Computer Animation Perception Task4.4.5 Computer Animated Retrospective Review4.5 Data Collection Procedure4.6 Data Analysis4.6.1 Transcription of Each Formulaic Task4.6.2 Coding Evaluation Criteria for Routine Production4.6.3 Coding Evaluation Criteria for Routine Comprehension4.6.4 Coding Evaluation Criteria for Routine Recognition & Perception4.6.5 Statistical Methods in Data Analysis4.7 Verification for Inter-Rater Reliability4.8 Ethical Considerations4.9 SummaryChapter Five Results5.1 Results for Routine Production5.1.1 Results for Initiating Utterances5.1.2 Results for Responding Utterances5.2 Results for Routine Recognition5.3 Results for Routine Comprehension5.4 Results for Routine Perception5.5 SummaryChapter Six Discussion6.1 Productive Pragmatic Competence of Routines6.1.1 The Holistic Trend of ProPCR6.1.2 The Impact of EP, SA Experience, and Both Combined on ProPCR6.1.3 Learners’ Specific Performance in ProPCR6.2 Recognitive Pragmatic Competence of Routines6.2.1 The Holistic Trend of RPCR6.2.2 The Impact of EP, SA Experience, and Both Combined on RPCR6.2.3 Learners’ Specific Performance in RPCR6.3 Comprehensive Pragmatic Competence of Routines6.3.1 The Holistic Trend of CPCR6.3.2 The Impact of EP, SA Experience, and Both Combined on CPCR6.3.3 Learners’ Specific Performance in CPCR6.4 Perceptive Pragmatic Competence of Routines6.4.1 The holistic Trend of PerPCR6.4.2 The Impact of EP, SA Experience, and Both Combined on PerPCR6.4.3 Learners’ Specific Performance in PerPCR6.5 Retrospective Review for Cognitive Process6.5.1 Learners’ Cognitive Processes6.5.2 Factors Affecting Learners’ Formulaic Performance6.5.3 Methods for Improving Learners’ Formulaic Performance6.5.4 SummaryChapter Seven Conclusion7.1 Summary of the Findings7.2 Implications of the Present Study7.3 Limitations of the Present Study7.4 Suggestions for Future ResearchREFERENCESAPPENDICESAppendix 1 Survey for Personal Background InformationAppendix 2 Scenarios & Target Response Set for Initiating UtterancesAppendix 3 Scenarios & Target Response Set for Responding UtterancesAppendix 4 Scenarios & Target Selection for Routine RecognitionAppendix 5 Target Responses for Routine ComprehensionAppendix 6 Target Responses for Routine Perception

Reviews

“Wang Yuqi should be applauded for this wonderful book written in a concise and comprehensible manner that offers plenty of food for thought for anyone interested in L2 pragmatics, and beyond. This is a book which has had a profound influence on us … . We often refer to it as a source of ideas and inspiration as well as recommending it to others. … it will serve as the go-to guide for all L2 language learners and teachers.” (Chili Li, Journal of Pragmatics, Vol. 213, 2023)

Author Information

Dr. Yuqi Wang is a postdoc at Beihang University, where he conducts L2 pragmatic research with a team of leading international scholars. To date, Dr. Wang has published in several leading international and Chinese journals, including Pragmatics and Society and Foreign Language World. In addition to managing various research projects and being awarded numerous national scholarships, he recently co-edited the Chinese translation of Peter Grundy’s Doing Pragmatics with Commercial Press, a top publisher in China. 

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