"Development of recipient actions using modal expressions" by Midori Ishida

Presentation

Development of recipient actions using modal expressions

18th International Conference on Pragmatics and Language Learning (2010)

Midori Ishida, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Abstract

This study investigates long-term development of interactional competence which L2 learners of Japanese demonstrate with the use of modal expressions in recipient actions. Analysis of first-encounter conversations in which eight learners participated twice shows the learners' more engaged participation with the use of a greater variety of modal expressions.

Keywords

interactional competences

Disciplines

Japanese Studies,
Linguistics,
Applied Linguistics,
First and Second Language Acquisition and
Semantics and Pragmatics

Publication Date

July, 2010

Location

Kobe, Japan

Citation Information

Midori Ishida. "Development of recipient actions using modal expressions" 18th International Conference on Pragmatics and Language Learning (2010)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/midori-ishida/26/