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Published 2007.
This collection of papers fills a gap in current research on both metapragmatics and pragmatics in that it combines data-based pragmatic analysis with
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Published 2007.
This collection of papers fills a gap in current research on both metapragmatics and pragmatics in that it combines data-based pragmatic analysis with
metapragmatic theory and focuses on the ways in which metadiscourse is actually used. The 12 contributions investigate speech acts and verbal (as well as
non-verbal) expressions which highlight (meta-)linguistic aspects of ongoing discourse and thus provoke a deviation from the latter's original direction
and purpose.
All case studies discuss ways and means which interactants employ to resolve diverging pragmatic expectations in communication. The papers analyze
authentic examples from English and other languages (and cultures), including Thai, Chinese and Japanese, and center around three principal domains of
communication: ordinary everyday interaction, interaction in educational contexts and in specialized discourse. The wide scope of the collection, its
empirical orientation and the reader-friendly form of presentation should appeal to anyone interested in pragmatics, whether scholar or student.
