TY - GEN T1 - Acquisition in interlanguage pragmatics : learning how to do things with words in a study abroad context T2 - Pragmatics & beyond ; A1 - Barron, Anne LA - English PP - Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA PB - J. Benjamins Pub. Co. YR - 2003 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm55638515 AB - This study reports on an investigation designed to, in some way, meet the need for acquistition research in L2 pragmatics - in particular in the form of longitudinal studies - and also to meet the need for research into the acquisition of L2 pragmatic competence in German. Specifically, it concerns a longitudinal study in which the development of the L2 pragmatic competence of a group of 32 Irish learners of German is investigated over ten months spent studying in the target speech community, Germany. The study is anchored in the field of interlanguage pragmatics, and the approach taken is speech-act based - interest focusing on productions of requests, offers and refusals of offers. The study also draws on research from discourse analysis in the investigation of offer-refusal of offer exchanges. The objective of this study was to record any developments - whether towards or away form the L2 norm - in the L2 pragmatic competence of the current group of learners over time spent in the target community. OP - 398 CN - P118.2 .B37 2003eb SN - 9789027296665 SN - 9027296669 SN - 9789027253507 SN - 9027253501 SN - 9781588113429 SN - 1588113426 KW - Second language acquisition. KW - Pragmatics. KW - Interlanguage (Language learning) KW - Langue seconde : Acquisition. KW - Pragmatique. KW - Interlangue (Apprentissage des langues) KW - pragmatics. KW - FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY : General. KW - Pragmatics KW - Second language acquisition KW - Culturele verschillen. KW - dissertations. KW - Academic theses KW - Academic theses. KW - Thèses et écrits académiques. ER -