Learning to Request in a Second Language : A Study of Child Interlanguage Pragmatics.

By: Achiba, Dr. MachikoMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Second Language AcquisitionPublisher: Bristol : Channel View Publications, 2003Copyright date: ©2003Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (235 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781853596131Subject(s): English language -- Acquisition | Interlanguage (Language learning) | Pragmatics | Second language acquisitionGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Learning to Request in a Second Language : A Study of Child Interlanguage PragmaticsDDC classification: 418 LOC classification: P118.2 -- .A25 2003ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Tables, Figures and Appendices -- Summary -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 A Review of the Literature -- Chapter 3 Methodology -- Chapter 4 Development of Request Realisation -- Chapter 5 Requestive Hints -- Chapter 6 Variation in Use: Request Goals -- Chapter 7 Variation in Use: Addresses -- Chapter 8 Modification -- Chapter 9 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Appendices -- Index.
Summary: This book examines the acquisition of requests in English by a Japanese girl during her residence in Australia. It focuses on the linguistic repertoire available to the child as she makes requests and varies these to suit different goals and addressees. It helps unravel features of pragmatic development in the child's interlanguage.
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Intro -- Contents -- Tables, Figures and Appendices -- Summary -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 A Review of the Literature -- Chapter 3 Methodology -- Chapter 4 Development of Request Realisation -- Chapter 5 Requestive Hints -- Chapter 6 Variation in Use: Request Goals -- Chapter 7 Variation in Use: Addresses -- Chapter 8 Modification -- Chapter 9 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Appendices -- Index.

This book examines the acquisition of requests in English by a Japanese girl during her residence in Australia. It focuses on the linguistic repertoire available to the child as she makes requests and varies these to suit different goals and addressees. It helps unravel features of pragmatic development in the child's interlanguage.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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