| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 199 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., v. 207
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Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 207.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-182) and index. |
| Contents |
Making Requests by Chinese EFL Learners; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Interlanguage pragmatics; 3. Method; 4. Strategy use; 5. Formulaic expressions; 6. Internal modifications; 7. External modifications and utterance length; 8. How Chinese EFL learners make requests; 9. Conclusion; Notes; References; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Index. |
| Summary |
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 specifi. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Study and teaching -- Chinese speakers.
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English language -- Study and teaching -- Chinese speakers. |
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English language -- Study and teaching -- China.
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English language -- Study and teaching. |
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China. |
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Language and culture -- China.
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Language and culture. |
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Literacy -- China.
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Literacy. |
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Second language acquisition.
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Second language acquisition. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Making requests by Chinese English as a Foreign Language learners |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Wang, Vincent X. Making requests by Chinese EFL learners. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011 9789027256119 (DLC) 2011009753 (OCoLC)706965811 |
| ISBN |
9789027286802 (eb) |
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9027286809 (eb) |
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9781283121989 |
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1283121980 |
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9789027256119 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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902725611X (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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