Pragmatics in English as a Lingua Franca : : Findings and Developments / / ed. by Ian Walkinshaw.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2022 Part 1
• MitwirkendeR: Deterding, David,; Haugh, Michael,; Jenkins, Jennifer,; Ji, Ke,; Kaur, Jagdish,; Kirkpatrick, Andy,; Lewis, Christine,; Milford, Todd,; Pitzl, Marie-Luise,; Taguchi, Naoko,; Thompson, Alan,; Walkinshaw, Ian,; Xu, Zhichang,; Yue Qi, Grace,
• HerausgeberIn: Walkinshaw, Ian,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Developments in English as a Lingua Franca [DELF] , 14
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XI, 239 p.)

This volume addresses two current gaps in pragmatics research in English as a lingua franca (ELF): Firstly, the contexts, approaches and theories of pragmatics generally that remain under-explored in studies of ELF speakers; secondly, the paucity of ELF pragmatics studies investigating Asia, despite its economic and geo-political importance and the role of English as a region-wide lingua franca. The volume draws together a range of pragmatics-related chapters contributed by leading experts in pragmatics, both in English as a lingua franca and more broadly. These either present new research that extends the current state of the field, or introduce approaches and theories from other areas of pragmatics that translate readily to analysis of ELF interaction. Five of the chapters are Asia-focused, examining pragmatic aspects of communication among Asian ELF users. The volume therefore offers scope for ELF pragmatics researchers to further broaden the field’s theoretical and analytical horizons, and adds to the quantity of knowledge about pragmatics in ELF communication in Asia. Its publication raises the visibility of this research area within the broader field of pragmatics.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notational conventions -- Contributors -- Findings and developments in ELF pragmatics research: An introduction -- Part 1: Developments in ELF pragmatic theory -- Accommodation in ELF: Where from? Where now? Where next? -- Pragmatic strategies in ELF communication: Key findings and a way forward -- From cross to inter to trans – *cultural pragmatics on the move: The need for expanding methodologies in lingua franca research -- (Im)politeness in video-mediated first conversations amongst speakers of English as a lingua franca -- Part 2: Pragmalinguistic studies in English as a lingua franca -- The pragmatics of other-initiated repair in ELF interactions among Southeast Asians -- Pragmatic strategies of Asian ELF users in institutional settings -- Interjections in spoken ELF interactions -- Part 3: Sociopragmatic studies in English as a lingua franca -- ‘You’re very rich, right?’: Personal finance as an (in)appropriate or (im)polite conversational topic among Asian ELF users -- From SLA pragmatics to ELF pragmatics: (Re)conceptualising norms of appropriateness -- Unpacking pragmatic norms of Chinese speakers of English for English as a lingua franca (ELF) communication -- Where to now? Future directions in ELF pragmatics research -- Index