Pragmatic Production of Third Language Learners of English: A Focus on Request Acts Modifiers

• Published in: International journal of multilingualism Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 84 - 104
• Main Author: Jorda, Maria Pilar Safont
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2005; Routledge
• Subjects: Bilingualism; Catalan; English (Second Language); English as a Second Language Learning; Error Patterns; Foreign Countries; Interlanguage; interlanguage pragmatics; Language Proficiency; Language Tests; Monolingualism; Native Language; Native Speakers; Oral Language; Placement; Pragmatics; Role Playing; Romance Languages; Second Language Learning; Spain; Spanish; Speech Acts; Task Analysis; third language use; Valencian Community, Spain; Writing (Composition); Spain

The present study examines pragmatic production of monolingual (L1 Castilian) and bilingual (L1 Catalan, L2 Castilian) learners of English in a foreign language learning context, that of the Valencian Community in Spain. We particularly focused on proficiency-level effects and on the role of the tas...