Contribution to Book
Chapter 1. Sociolinguistic competence and the acquisition of speaking
Speaking in a Second Language
(2018)
Abstract
In face-to-face spoken interactions, language learners must construct a meaningful message consistent with the L2 grammar, articulate it comprehensibly, and manage the aspects of oral communication that reflect speaker identity, interlocutor identities, and the characteristics of the interactional context. A lack of sociolinguistic competence can lead to a failure to convey formality, politeness, solidarity, friendship, and group membership, and this will negatively affect the communicative outcome. The current chapter examines the social and situational information one conveys through linguistic variants in speech, offering a state-of-the-art account of empirical research, including a discussion of pressing issues in the field, such as the roles of lexical frequency, geographic variation, and language attitudes, as well as the pedagogical implications of this research.
Disciplines
Publication Date
March 23, 2018
Editor
Rosa Alonso Alonso
Publisher
John Benjamins
Series
AILA Applied Linguistics Series
ISBN
9789027264329
DOI
10.1075/aals.17.01gee
Publisher Statement
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Citation Information
Kimberly L. Geeslin, Aarnes Gudmestad, Matthew Kanwit, Bret Linford, et al.. "Chapter 1. Sociolinguistic competence and the acquisition of speaking" AmsterdamSpeaking in a Second Language (2018) p. 1 - 25 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/avizia-long/6/