Pragmática del español: contexto, uso y variación [Spanish]

By Cesar Felix Brasdefer and J. César Félix-Brasdefer

Book Overview

Pragm tica del espa ol: contexto, uso y variaci n introduces the central topics in pragmatics and discourse from a sociolinguistic perspective.

Pragmatic variation is addressed within each topic, with examples from different varieties of Spanish spoken in Latin America, Spain and the United States.

Key topics include:

speech acts in context and deictic expressions implicit meaning and inferential communication intercultural competence in study abroad contexts pragmatics and computer-mediated discourse politeness and impoliteness in the Spanish-speaking world the pragmatics of Spanish among US heritage speakers the teaching and learning of pragmatics.

A companion website provides additional exercises and a corpus of Spanish data for student research projects. A sample syllabus and suggestions for further reading help instructors tailor the material to a one-semester course or as a supplement to introduction to Hispanic linguistics courses.

This is an ideal resource for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, at level B2-C2 of the Common European Framework for Languages, and Intermediate High-Advanced High on the ACTFL proficiency scales.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 1138215805
• ISBN13: 9781138215801
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.5"