PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE OF SERBIAN LEARNERS OF L2 SPANISH

Authors

  • Jovana Stanojevic Vrije Universiteit Brussel
  • An Vande Casteele Vrije University Brussel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18485/zivjez.2021.41.1.6%20

Keywords:

pragmatic competence, speech acts, refusal, Spanish as a second/ foreign language

Abstract

The purpose of the present communication is to provide insights into interlanguage variation in speech act realization by examining the speech act of refusal produced by Serbian-speaking learners of L2 Spanish. Therefore, production data from Serbian learners of L2 Spanish will be collected and compared to those of a native control group as a benchmark. More precisely, the aim is to find out which semantic formulas Serbian learners of L2 Spanish employ when performing refusals in different social status situations and how this relates to the refusals produced by Spanish native speakers. To achieve the goal, a discourse completion task (DCT) will be used and the data will be classified and analysed according to Beebe, Takahashi and Uliss-Weltz’s (1990) taxonomy of refusal strategies.

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Published

2021-12-30

How to Cite

Stanojevic, J., & Vande Casteele, A. (2021). PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE OF SERBIAN LEARNERS OF L2 SPANISH. Živi Jezici: Journal for Foreign Languages and Literatures, 41(1), 129–144. https://doi.org/10.18485/zivjez.2021.41.1.6

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Glottodidactics and Language Education Policy

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