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The functions of formulaic speech in the L2 class
- Source :
- Pragmatics. Quarterly Publication of the International Pragmatics Association (IPrA). :31-53
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2022.
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Abstract
- This study deals with Formulaic Speech (FS) usage in the context of the partial L2 immersion class. It tries to define and classify FS according to its functions. The fact that learners resort to FS shows that second language production is not only based on the construction of sentences from scratch but also on the integration of formulaic sequences in discourse. But what is the use of FS? What are the possible functions it performs? We attempt to show that FS makes up for a lack of structural knowledge and might therefore be used as a learning strategy in the acquisition of structure. Then we consider the psycholinguistic function of FS and try to demonstrate that it might be a pre-planning strategy and a way for the learner to economize effort on processing and thus focus on his or her learning of the language. Finally, the paper analyzes the communicative function of FS and its role in the relation between speaker and hearer, and suggests that it might play a part in the development of pragmatic competence. Keywords: Formulaic Speech, Second language acquisition, Second language production, Partial immersion, Communicative competence.
- Subjects :
- Structure (mathematical logic)
Communicative competence
Linguistics and Language
Class (computer programming)
Relation (database)
Computer science
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Context (language use)
Second-language acquisition
Language and Linguistics
Linguistics
Focus (linguistics)
Philosophy
Function (engineering)
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Details
- ISSN :
- 24064238 and 10182101
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pragmatics. Quarterly Publication of the International Pragmatics Association (IPrA)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........f25a4f1a4df57a0e40ff81f6367aca11