J. César Félix-Brasdefer
Pragmática del español: contexto, uso y variación introduces the central topics in pragmatics and discourse from a sociolinguistic perspective.Pragmatic variation is addressed within each topic, with examples from different varieties of Spanish spoken in Latin America, Spain and the United States.Key topics include:speech acts in context and deictic expressionsimplicit meaning and inferential communicationintercultural competence in study abroad contextspragmatics and computer-mediated discoursepoliteness and impoliteness in the Spanish-speaking worldthe pragmatics of Spanish among US heritage speakersthe teaching and learning of pragmatics.A companion website provides additional exercises and a corpus of Spanish data for student research projects. A sample syllabus and suggestions for further reading help instructors tailor the material to a one-semester course or as a supplement to introduction to Hispanic linguistics courses.This is an ideal resource for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, at level B2-C2 of the Common European Framework for Languages, and Intermediate High-Advanced High on the ACTFL proficiency scales.
