Context, Individual Differences and Pragmatic Competence |
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| Author:
| Taguchi, Naoko |
| Series title: | Second Language Acquisition Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84769-610-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | Multilingual Matters
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $40.00USD $169.95 |
Book Description:
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This book examines L2 learners' development of pragmatic competence - the appropriate language use in a social context. It reveals patterns of development across different aspects of pragmatic abilities measured over one year and presents the participants' experiences and the individual characteristics that shaped their developmental trajectories.
This book examines L2 learners' development of pragmatic competence - the appropriate language use in a social context. It reveals patterns of development across different aspects of pragmatic abilities measured over one year and presents the participants' experiences and the individual characteristics that shaped their developmental trajectories.