Information highlighting in advanced learner English : the syntax-pragmatics interface in second language acquisition
English language German language Pragmatics Second language acquisition e-böcker
John Benjamins Pub. Co.
2009
EISBN 9789027289483
Information Highlighting in Advanced Learner English; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Abbreviations; List of tables; List of figures; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Information highlighting in English; 3. Information structure and information high-lighting in English and German; 4. Pragmatics and information highlighting in SLA research; 5. Research design; 6. Experimental study; 7. Learner-corpus study; 8. Discussion and conclusion; References; Appendices; Index; The Pragmatics & Beyond New Series.
This book presents the first detailed and comprehensive study of information highlighting in advanced learner language, echoing the increasing interest in questions of near-native competence in SLA research and contributing to the description of advanced interlanguages. It examines the production and comprehension of specific means of information highlighting in English by native speakers and German learners of English as a foreign language, presenting triangulated experimental and learner corpus data as corroborating evidence. The study focuses on learners' use of discourse-pragmatically moti.
This book presents the first detailed and comprehensive study of information highlighting in advanced learner language, echoing the increasing interest in questions of near-native competence in SLA research and contributing to the description of advanced interlanguages. It examines the production and comprehension of specific means of information highlighting in English by native speakers and German learners of English as a foreign language, presenting triangulated experimental and learner corpus data as corroborating evidence. The study focuses on learners' use of discourse-pragmatically moti.
