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Second Language Conversations (Advances in Applied Linguistics) - Hardcover

Gardner, Rod; Wagner, Johannes

 
9780826469083: Second Language Conversations (Advances in Applied Linguistics)

Synopsis

Conversations involving speakers whose first language is not the language in which they are talking have become widespread in the globalized world. Migration and increased travel for business or pleasure - as well as communication through new technologies such as the internet - make Second Language Conversations an increasingly common everyday event. Here, Conversation Analysis is used to explore natural, casual talk between speakers in a second language. The contributors shift emphasis away from controlled contexts such as the classroom towards more sociable environments in which people go about their daily routines. English, German, French, Japanese, Finnish and Danish are all analyzed as second languages within a variety of professional, educational and sociable situations. This collection of essays aims to present naturally occurring Second Language Conversations in order to show what speakers in these situations do; how they utilize first language conversational practices, and whether or not grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation help or hinder the construction of meaning.

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Review

"The collection advances our knowledge of naturally-occurring L2 conversations considerably and is highly recommended for anyone interested in this area...it should certainly be recommended reading for any postgraduate student of L2 spoken interaction."--Sanford Lakoff

About the Author

Rod Gardner is Senior Lecturer in the School of Linguistics, University of New South Wales. Johannes Wagner is Lecturer in the School of Language and Communication, University of Southern Denmark.

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