Pragmatics For Language Educators: A Sociolinguistic Perspective

LoCastro (spoken and written academic English, U. of Florida) helps novice and experienced language educators, sociolinguists, and applied linguistic professionals expand their awareness of the social aspects of language use. Among her topics are principles of pragmatic meaning, cross-cultural pragmatics, the interactional construction of identity, guidelines for small sociopragmatic projects, and pragmatic competence in a diverse world. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)