Pragmatics, Grammar and Meaning in Sla

This Element is a comprehensive, state-of-the-science treatment of L2 acquisition with different language combinations. It discusses facts critically from various theoretical perspectives, explores teaching and pedagogic practices, and confirms that interface-conditioned semantic and pragmatic competence is acquired later.

List of contents

1. What are the key concepts?; 2. What are the main branches of research?; 3. What are the key readings?; 4. Concluding remarks: new avenues for research and implications for language teaching; References.

Summary

This Element is a comprehensive, state-of-the-science treatment of L2 acquisition with different language combinations. It discusses facts critically from various theoretical perspectives, explores teaching and pedagogic practices, and confirms that interface-conditioned semantic and pragmatic competence is acquired later.

Foreword

This Element explores L2 acquisition considering generative grammar, semantics and pragmatics, from within the Relevance Theory.

Product details

• Authors: Aoife K. Ahern, Aoife K. (Universidad Complutense Ahern, Aoife K. (Universidad Complutense De Madrid Ahern, José Amenós-Pons, Pedro Guijarro-Fuentes, Guijarro-Fuentes Pedro
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2024
• EAN: 9781009507349
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0950734-9
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Second Language Acquisition
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Pragmatism, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics