Pragmatics in Language Teaching examines the acquisition of language use in social contexts in second and foreign language classrooms. Included are 2 state-of-t

An understanding of sociocultural context is crucial in second language learning – yet developing this awareness often poses a real challenge to the typical l

This volume presents a wide ranging overview of key theoretical and practical issues, empirical research and various analyses of pragmatic phenomena that will c

This volume explores the elusive subject of English prosody—the stress, rhythm and intonation of the language—, and its relevance for English language teach

The book focuses on investigating pragmatic learning, teaching and testing in foreign language contexts. The volume brings together research that investigates t