Making Requests by Chinese EFL Learners
Author:   Vincent X. Wang (University of Macau)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   207
ISBN:  

9789027256119


Pages:   199
Publication Date:   10 May 2011
Format:   Hardback
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Requests, a speech act people frequently use to perform everyday social interactions, have attracted particular attention in politeness theories, pragmatics, and second language acquisition. This book looks at request behaviours in a significant EFL population – Chinese-speaking learners of English. It will draw on recent literature, such as politeness theories and cognitive models for interlanguage pragmatics development, as well as placing special emphasis on situational context and formulaic language to provide a more fine-grained investigation. A range of request scenarios has been specifically designed for this project, from common service encounters to highly face-threatening situations such as borrowing money and asking a favour of police officer. Our findings on Chinese-style pragmatic behaviours and patterns of pragmatic development will be of value to cross-cultural pragmatics researchers, TESOL professionals, and university students with an interest in this area of study.

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Author:   Vincent X. Wang (University of Macau)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   207
Weight:   0.545kg
ISBN:  

9789027256119


ISBN 10:   902725611
Pages:   199
Publication Date:   10 May 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Preface; 2. List of tables; 3. List of abbreviations; 4. Acknowledgements; 5. 1. Introduction; 6. 2. Interlanguage pragmatics: A critical review; 7. 3. Method; 8. 4. Strategy use; 9. 5. Formulaic expressions; 10. 6. Internal modifications; 11. 7. External modifications and utterance length; 12. 8. How Chinese EFL learners make requests: Overall pattern & implications; 13. 9. Conclusion; 14. Notes; 15. References; 16. Appendix 1. The discourse completion tasks; 17. Appendix 2. Strategy types by scenario; 18. Appendix 3. Formulaic expressions by scenario; 19. Index

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