Spanish pragmatics
By: Rosina Márquez Reiter and María Elena Placencia.
Contributors: Placencia, María E.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9781403900708; 9781403900715
Subjects: Spanish language -- Discourse analysis.; Pragmatics.; Spanish language -- Social aspects.; Courtesy.
Description: This is the first substantial textbook on pragmatics to focus on Spanish. The authors discuss key theories within the Anglo-American tradition of pragmatics, concentrating on the relationship between language use and socio-cultural contexts, and their uptake by Hispanists. They draw on research by foremost scholars in the field, and with reference to a wide range of Spanishes, and include a first treatment of 'sociopragmatic variation'. Concepts throughout are illustrated with real language examples taken from different Spanish corpora. The book is carefully structured to be appropriate for upper-level undergraduate, as well as postgraduate, students.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-273) and indexes.