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Pérez-Hernández, Lorena, 1972-
Speech acts in English : from research to instruction and textbook development / Lorena Pérez-Hernández - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021. - xvi, 249 p. ; 23 cm. - Studies in English language . - Studies in English Language .
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Speech acts, those actions carried out mainly by means of language, are used in English in a range of complex ways. However, they have rarely been covered in English as a foreign language (EFL) materials and textbooks. Bringing together current theories from pragmatics and cognitive linguistics, this book addresses this gap by providing a comprehensive model of directive speech acts and showing how to teach them to learners of English. It provides a review of the strengths and weaknesses of current theories of illocution and a critical assessment of existing EFL textbooks. Descriptions of the meaning and form of directive speech act constructions are given in the cognitive pedagogical grammar of directive speech acts (included), which offers a wealth of examples to make the information accessible to non-specialist readers. The book also provides a wide range of practical activities, showing how research on illocutionary acts can be implemented in practice
9781108700207 9781108476324
Speech acts (Linguistics)
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers
P95.55 / .P46 2021
401.452 / P944
Speech acts in English : from research to instruction and textbook development / Lorena Pérez-Hernández - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021. - xvi, 249 p. ; 23 cm. - Studies in English language . - Studies in English Language .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 16 Nov 2020)
Available to OhioLINK libraries
Speech acts, those actions carried out mainly by means of language, are used in English in a range of complex ways. However, they have rarely been covered in English as a foreign language (EFL) materials and textbooks. Bringing together current theories from pragmatics and cognitive linguistics, this book addresses this gap by providing a comprehensive model of directive speech acts and showing how to teach them to learners of English. It provides a review of the strengths and weaknesses of current theories of illocution and a critical assessment of existing EFL textbooks. Descriptions of the meaning and form of directive speech act constructions are given in the cognitive pedagogical grammar of directive speech acts (included), which offers a wealth of examples to make the information accessible to non-specialist readers. The book also provides a wide range of practical activities, showing how research on illocutionary acts can be implemented in practice
9781108700207 9781108476324
Speech acts (Linguistics)
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers
P95.55 / .P46 2021
401.452 / P944