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Author LoCastro, Virginia, 1945-

Title Pragmatics for language educators : a sociolinguistic perspective / Virginia LoCastro
Published New York : Routledge, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 331 pages)
Series ESL & applied linguistics professional series
ESL and applied linguistics professional series.
Contents 11. Guidelines For Small Sociopragmatics Projects -- 12. Ideas For Research Projects In Sociopragmatics -- Part Iv. Conclusion -- 13. Pragmatic Competence In Our Diverse World -- Note
Pragmatics For Language Educators A Sociolinguistic Perspective -- List of Transcription Conventions -- Part I. : What Is Pragmatics -- 1. Defining The Territory -- 2. Principles Of Pragmatic Meaning -- 3. Sociolinguistic Theories Of Pragmatic Meaning -- Part II. : Core Areas Of Pragmatics -- 4. Cross-cultural Pragmatics -- 5. Interlanguage Pragmatics -- 6. Politeness -- 7. Interactional Construction Of Identity -- 8. Institutional Talk -- 9. Language, Gender, And Power -- 10. Classroom Pragmatic Development -- Part III. : Research In Sociopragmatics
Summary Making pragmatics accessible to a wide range of students and instructors without dumbing down the content of the field, this text for language professionals: raises awareness and increases knowledge and understanding of how human beings use language in real situations to engage in social action fosters the ability to think critically about language data and use helps readers develop the ability to "do pragmatics" The book features careful explanations of topics and concepts that are often difficult for uninitiated readers, a wealth of examples, mostly of natural speech from collected
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Pragmatics.
Language and languages -- Study and teaching.
Sociolinguistics.
Teacher-student relationships.
pragmatics.
sociolinguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Pragmatics.
Language and languages -- Study and teaching
Pragmatics
Sociolinguistics
Teacher-student relationships
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781136965906
1136965904
1283462974
9781283462976