Pragmática del español: contexto, uso y variación introduces the central topics in pragmatics and discourse from a sociolinguistic perspective.
Pragmatic variation is addressed within each topic, with examples from different varieties of Spanish spoken in Latin America, Spain and the United States.
Key topics include:
- speech acts in context and deictic expressions
- implicit meaning and inferential communication
- intercultural competence in study abroad contexts
- pragmatics and computer-mediated discourse
- politeness and impoliteness in the Spanish-speaking world
- the pragmatics of Spanish among US heritage speakers
- the teaching and learning of pragmatics.
A companion website provides additional exercises and a corpus of Spanish data for student research projects. A sample syllabus and suggestions for further reading help instructors tailor the material to a one-semester course or as a supplement to introduction to Hispanic linguistics courses.
This is an ideal resource for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, at level B2-C2 of the Common European Framework for Languages, and Intermediate High-Advanced High on the ACTFL proficiency scales.
