Spanish Pragmatics
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (948 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 140390071X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 284 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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I didn't love the book but I got it on time for Ashley-Tiara Williams It was for school , I didn't love the book but I got it on time for class.
She is the author of Linguistic Politeness in Britain and Uruguay.MARÍA ELENA PLACENCIA is Lecturer in Spanish and Linguistics at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. Her publications include Sueños World Spanish and (edited with D. Her current research interests include sociopragmati
'What is outstanding about this book is the way it illustrates a range of issues in speech act theory, conversation analysis and politeness theory with lively, real-world examples taken from a range of varieties of Spanish while providing a comprehensive overview of the contribution of Hispanists to this field of linguistics.' - Miranda Stewart, University of Strathclyde, UK
The authors discuss key theories within the Anglo-American tradition of pragmatics, concentrating on the relationship between language use and socio-cultural contexts, and their uptake by Hispanists. Concepts throughout are illustrated with real language examples taken from different Spanish corpora. The book is carefully structured to be appropriate for upper-level undergraduate, as well as postgraduate, students.. The first substantial textbook on pragmatics to focus on Spanish. Drawing on research by foremost scholars in the field, with reference to a wide range of 'Spanishes', including a first treatment of 'sociopragmatic variation'