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Lexical-Grammatical Pragmatic Indicators

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2008

Shoshana Blum-Kulka  and
Edward A. Levenston
Shoshana Blum-Kulka
Affiliation:
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Edward A. Levenston
Affiliation:
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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Abstract

Our main aim in this paper is to explore the interlanguage pragmatics of learners of Hebrew and English. We focus on the use of pragmatic indicators, both lexical (please/bevaqaŝa; perhaps/ulay) and grammatical (e.g., the difference between could I borrow and could you lend), with particular reference to deviations from native-speaker norms in the speech of non-native speakers. The analysis follows the analytical framework developed for the Cross-Cultural Speech Act Realization Project (CCSARP). Data from two sets are analyzed: (a) native and non-native Hebrew, and (b) native and non-native English (with occasional reference to other CCSARP data sets). The results suggest that non-native speakers' misuse of pragmatic indicators can have serious interactional consequences, ranging from inappropriateness to pragmatic failure.

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , June 1987 , pp. 155 - 170
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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