Politeness in Intercultural Communication: Some Insights into the Pragmatics of English as an International Language

Politeness in Intercultural Communication: Some Insights into the Pragmatics of English as an International Language

Taking a social constructionist perspective, this dissertation explores politeness-as-practice (Eelen, 2001) of L2 English speakers in intercultural communication encounters. The study is situated within the English as an International Language (EIL) paradigm which suggests that pragmatic norms in i...

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Main Author: Kuchuk, Alexandra
Other Authors: Gilmore, Perry
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2012
Subjects:
Politeness
Pragmatic Competence
Pragmatics
Second Language Acquisition
Second Language Acquisition & Teaching
English as an International Language
Intercultural Communication
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/238633

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