Pragmatic competence as linguistic adaptation: Adapting linguistic resources to different listener reactions

IF 5.4 3区材料科学 Q2 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL

ACS Applied Energy Materials Pub Date : 2024-10-30 DOI:10.1016/j.system.2024.103509

Naoko Taguchi , Júlia Barón

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Abstract

This study investigated L2 English speakers’ ability to adjust their pragmalinguistic strategies in response to different reactions coming from their imagined interlocutor. Participants were 65 speakers of L2 English who had different degrees of general proficiency and language use experience (beginning, advanced, and professional-level) and who were living in a non-English speaking country (Spain). All participants completed a computerized video-based role-play task individually, in which they produced a request or an apology directed to their interlocutor in pre-recorded videos. The interlocutor accepted their request or apology, but the manner of acceptance varied—positive or less positive. In the positive condition, the interlocutor appeared happy, while in the less positive condition, they looked slightly annoyed as shown by their facial expressions and hesitant manner of speaking. Results showed that higher-proficiency participants, especially those who had professional-level experience in English, tended to use different pragmalinguistic strategies corresponding to different reactions coming from their interlocutor.

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作为语言适应的语用能力：根据听者的不同反应调整语言资源

本研究调查了以英语为第二语言的人根据想象中的对话者的不同反应调整其语用策略的能力。研究对象是 65 名生活在非英语国家（西班牙）、具有不同程度的综合语言水平和语言使用经验（初级、高级和专业级）的第二语言英语使用者。所有参与者都单独完成了一项基于计算机视频的角色扮演任务，他们在预先录制的视频中向对话者提出请求或道歉。对话者接受了他们的请求或道歉，但接受的方式有所不同--积极或不那么积极。在积极的情况下，对话者显得很高兴，而在不那么积极的情况下，从他们的面部表情和犹豫不决的说话方式可以看出，他们略显恼怒。结果表明，水平较高的参与者，尤其是那些有专业英语经验的人，往往会根据对话者的不同反应使用不同的语用策略。

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ACS Applied Energy Materials Materials Science-Materials Chemistry

CiteScore

10.30

自引率

6.20%

发文量

1368

期刊介绍： ACS Applied Energy Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage. The journal is devoted to reports of new and original experimental and theoretical research of an applied nature that integrate knowledge in the areas of materials, engineering, physics, bioscience, and chemistry into important energy applications.