Interruption in advanced learner French: issues of pragmatic discrimination

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Abstract

This exploratory study focuses on interruption as a feature of conversational management in multi-participant talk in advanced L2 French, based on a comparison with L1 French and English. It has two overall objectives: to consider pragmatic adaptations in L2 French from the point of view of interactional pressures, and to assess cross-cultural differences in the management of talk from the standpoint of learners. It is thus at the interface between interlanguage and cross-cultural pragmatics research. The analysis highlights tensions between pragmatic and processing demands in the learner data, resulting in limited pragmatic discrimination, differential adaptations to native French practices and possible stereotyping.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)98-123
Number of pages26
JournalLanguages in Contrast
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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