Making Requests by Chinese EFL Learners: 207 (Pragmatics & Beyond New Series) - Hardcover

Wang, Vincent X.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 902725611X ISBN 13: 9789027256119

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2011

Synopsis

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 902725611X
• ISBN 13: 9789027256119
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 215