Context, Individual Differences and Pragmatic Competence

By Naoko Taguchi

Book Overview

This book examines L2 learners' development of pragmatic competence - the appropriate language use in a social context. It reveals patterns of development across different aspects of pragmatic abilities measured over one year and presents the participants' experiences and the individual characteristics that shaped their developmental trajectories.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847696082
• ISBN13: 9781847696083
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"