Topic
Discourse-completion task
About: Discourse-completion task is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 169 publications have been published within this topic receiving 13024 citations.
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Book•
1 Jan 1969
TL;DR: A theory of speech acts is proposed in this article. But it is not a theory of language, it is a theory about the structure of illocutionary speech acts and not of language.
Abstract: Part I. A Theory of Speech Acts: 1. Methods and scope 2. Expressions, meaning and speech acts 3. The structure of illocutionary acts 4. Reference as a speech act 5. Predication Part II. Some Applications of the Theory: 6. Three fallacies in contemporary philosophy 7. Problems of reference 8. Deriving 'ought' from 'is' Index.
6,850 citations
1,480 citations
Book•
9 Jul 2003
TL;DR: The role of instruction in learning second language pragmatics is discussed in this article, where the authors compare L2 Pragmatic Learning in Foreign and Second Language (L2PL) settings.
Abstract: 1. Introduction: Interlanguage Pragmatics in Developmental Perspective. 2. Theories of Second Language. Pragmatic Development. Descriptive Studies. Theories and Constructs. Explaining Pragmatic Development. Chapter Summary. 3. Methods in Pragmatics Research. Approaches to Pragmatics across the Social Sciences. Spoken Interaction. Questionnaires. Oral and Narrative Self-reports. Chapter Summary. 4. Patterns of Second Language Pragmatic Development. Pragmatic Comprehension. Pragmatic and Discourse Ability. Speech Acts. Pragmatic Transfer and Development. Chapter Summary. 5. The Development of Pragmatics and Grammar. Re-opening the Research Agenda. Pragmatics Precedes Grammar. Grammar Precedes Pragmatics. Pragmatics and Grammar in Developmental Perspective. Chapter Summary. 6. Learning Context and Learning Opportunities. Length of Residence as a Factor in Pragmatic Development: The Longer the Better?. Input and Interaction in Non-instructional Settings. Input in Instructional Settings. Comparing L2 Pragmatic Learning in Foreign and Second Language Settings. Chapter Summary. 7. The Role of Instruction in Learning Second Language Pragmatics. Research on Instructed Second Language Acquisition. Learning Targets. Learner Characteristics and Learning Contexts. Teachability. Instruction versus Exposure. Different Teaching Approaches. Theories and Research Methods. Chapter Summary. 8. Individual Differences in the Acquisition of Second Language Pragmatics. Age. Gender. Motivation. Teachability. Social and Psychological Distance. Beyond Individual Differences: Social Identity in Learning L2 Pragmatics. Chapter Summary. 9. Prospects
1,087 citations
1 Oct 2001
TL;DR: This article evaluated the empirical evidence for instruction in pragmatics in language teaching and concluded that the role of input enhancement in developing pragmatic competence is important. But they did not consider the impact of explicit and implicit teaching of pragmatic routines.
Abstract: 1. Pragmatics in language teaching 2. Evaluating the empirical evidence: Grounds for instruction in pragmatics? 3. Classroom research on interlanguage pragmatics Pragmatic and grammatical awareness: A function of learning environment? 5. Why can't learners of JFL distinguish polite form impolite speech styles? 6. A longitudinal study of the development of expression of alignment in JFL 7. Acquiring French interactional norms through instruction 8. Inductive and deductive teaching of compliments and compliment responses 9. The role of input enhancement in developing pragmatic competence 10. Explicit and implicit teaching of pragmatic routines: Japanese sumimasen 11. Explicit instruction and JFL learners' use of interactional discourse markers 12. Use of address terms on the German Speaking Test 13. Indicators for pragmatic instruction: Some quantitative tools 14 Pragmatics tests: Different purposes, different tests.
861 citations
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| 2021 | 11 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 22 |