Pragmatics And Its Applications To Tesol And Sla Av Salvatore Attardo, Lucy Pickering

<p><b>A concise introduction to the field of theoretical pragmatics and its applications in second language acquisition and English-language instruction</b></p><p><i>Pragmatics and its Applications to TESOL and SLA </i>offers an in-depth description of key areas of linguistic pragmatics and a review of how those topics can be applied to pedagogy in the fields of second language acquisition (SLA) and teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). This book is an excellent resource for students and professionals who have an interest in teaching pragmatics (speech acts, the cooperative principle, deixis, politeness theory, and more) in second language contexts.</p><p>This book introduces technical terminology and concepts¿including the fundamentals of semantics and semiotics¿in simple language, and it provides illuminating examples, making it an excellent choice for readers with an elementary linguistics background who wish to further their knowledge of pragmatics. It also cover