Vague Language Explored

ISBN: 9781403988171

出版社: Palgrave Macmillan

出版年: 2007-1

页数: 272

定价: $ 118.65

装帧: HRD

内容简介

The ability to use vague language ("bags of time," "doing stuff," "sort of thing," "and all that") is an aspect of communicative competence of considerable social importance. This volume explores the function of vague language in context. It spans genre analysis, critical discourse analysis, psycholinguistics and cross-cultural sociolinguistics, in a variety of world cultures. It suggests applications in TOEFL, asking questions such as "What should learners be taught to understand and use, and why?" and suggesting directions for future research.