Developing L2 Pragmatics

2013/02/13 by Kathleen Bardovi‐Harlig · 296 citations
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · #Communication #Computer science #Conversation #Discourse Analysis in Language Studies #EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning #Grammar #Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies #Lexicon #Linguistics #Pragmatics #Psychology #Second-language acquisition

paper · doi:10.1111/j.1467-9922.2012.00738.x

published in Language Learning 63(s1), 68-86 (Wiley)

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Abstract

This article positions research on the acquisition of pragmatics as an inquiry in the greater field of second language acquisition research. Viewing pragmatics from this intersection, I consider five areas of research that are of interest in both fields and have the potential to make significant contributions to second language pragmatics research. They are: the design and evaluation of pragmatics tasks as simulations of conversation; task design for the study of implicit and explicit knowledge; the measurement of pragmatic development; the interface of the development of grammar and lexicon with pragmatics; and the effect of environment on pragmatic development.

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