Situation-Bound Utterances in L1 and L2 by Istvan Kecskes
This book focuses on a particular type of formulaic expressions called Situation-Bound Utterances (SBUs). Since the meaning of these pragmatic units is shaped by the interplay of linguistic and extralinguistic factors they can be best accounted for in a theoretical framework which represents a knowledge-for-use conception. A unique feature of the book is that it examines the development and use of a particular type of formulae from new perspectives. The comparison of a monolingual and multilingual approach, and the application of the graded salience hypothesis to SBUs within a cognitive-pragmatic theoretical framework reveal that issues such as the role of context in shaping situational meaning, and the existence of common or similar cognitive mechanisms and knowledge structures responsible for cognitive functions and speech behavior in different languages need revision. As a consequence, the book seeks answer to two main questions: 1) origin and extent of context-sensitiveness, and 2) the development of the particular situational functions of SBUs.
On the basis of recent research it is argued that context affects comprehension only after highly salient information has been accessed. Search for the appropriate meaning stops if the information accessed initially is compatible with the context, and it continues, if it is not. This approach puts the issue of context-sensitiveness of SBUs into an entirely different perspective. It is also discussed that why exactly these utterances started to be used to express those pragmatic functions and not others. SBUs demonstrate better than any other linguistic unit that there is a strong cognitive-linguistic interdependency. The development of certain SBUs can be accounted for through cognitive mechanisms, and vice versa: learning an SBU for a culturally important category can linguistically reinforce the learning of the category itself.
The book uses a cross-linguistic perspective and illustrative examples from several languages which makes its arguments and claims convincing.
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Second Language Learning Before Adulthood
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Current Perspectives in Spanish Lexical Development
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Ethnic Minorities and Dutch as a Second Language
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Ethnic Minority Children Acquiring Literacy
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Learning the meaning of change-of-state verbs
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The attrition of French as a foreign language
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Second-Language Speech
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Development of Verb Inflection in First Language Acquisition
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Learning Indigenous Languages: Child Language Acquisition in Mesoamerica
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Generative Approaches to the Acquisition of English by Native Speakers of Japanese
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Frequency Effects in Language Acquisition
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The Acquisition of Numeral Classifiers
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Acquisition of Reading in Dutch
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Language Attrition in Progress
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Two First Languages
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The Structure of Learner Varieties
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Cognition and Language Growth
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Sound Patterns in Second Language Acquisition
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Learnability and second languages
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The Use of Compensatory Strategies by Dutch Learners of English
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Grammar Competition in Second Language Acquisition
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Second Language Pronunciation
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Acquisition and Variation in World Englishes
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Language Development and Developmental Language Disorder
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Current Trends in the Development and Teaching of the four Language Skills
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Dummy Auxiliaries in First and Second Language Acquisition
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Advanced Proficiency and Exceptional Ability in Second Languages
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The L2 Acquisition of Spanish Subjects
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Encoding Motion Events
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Development of Modality in First Language Acquisition
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Referential and Relational Discourse Coherence in Adults and Children
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Multiple Perspectives on Learner Interaction
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The Conceptualization of Counterfactuality in L1 and L2
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Language Acquisition and Contact in the Iberian Peninsula
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Gender Acquisition in Spanish
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The Acquisition of German
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Production-Comprehension Asymmetries in Child Language
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Early Child Cantonese
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The Age Factor and Early Language Learning
Istvan Kecskes is Professor and Director of the TESOL Graduate Programs at the State University of New York at Albany, USA.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9783110173581 |
| ISBN 10 | 3110173581 |
| Title | Situation-Bound Utterances in L1 and L2 |
| Author | Istvan Kecskes |
| Series | Studies On Language Acquisition [Sola] |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | De Gruyter |
| Year published | 2002-11-11 |
| Number of pages | 236 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |