Researching Sociopragmatic Variability Perspectives from Variational
Researching Sociopragmatic Variability showcases a range of research approaches to the study of speech acts and pragmatic markers across different languages and varieties of a language, investigating native and non-native usages and variation across gende
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Researching Sociopragmatic Variability Perspectives from Variational, Interlanguage and Contrastive Pragmatics Edited by
Kate Beeching University of the West of England, UK
and
Helen Woodfield University of Bristol, UK
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Contents
List of Tables and Figures
vii
Notes on the Contributors
ix
1 Introduction Kate Beeching and Helen Woodfield
1
Part I Variational Pragmatics 2 Pragmalinguistic Variation and Barista Perceptions in US Café Service Encounters Lisa N. Fink and J. César Félix-Brasdefer
19
3 The Role of Gender in Taiwan and Mainland Chinese Compliments Chih-Ying Lin
49
4 Sociopragmatic Variation in Mainland and Taiwan Chinese Refusals Wei Ren
72
5 Revisiting You Know Using the BNCweb Query System: a Sociopragmatic Analysis Qun Zheng
94
6 Compliment Responses among Malaysian Multilinguals Jennifer Quah Xiao Min
119
Part II Interlanguage Pragmatics 7 Sociopragmatic Variation in Native Speakers’ and ESL Learners’ Requests Helen Woodfield
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8 Variability in Native and Non-Native Use of Pragmatic Mar
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