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Pragmatic Variation in First and Second Language Contexts: Methodological issuesEdited by J. César Félix-Brasdefer and Dale Koike
[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society 31] 2012
► pp. 113–140
Edited by J. César Félix-Brasdefer and Dale Koike
[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society 31] 2012
► pp. 113–140
Chapter 4. Disagreement and sociolinguistic variables
English as a Lingua Franca of Practice in China
This study analyzes Mandarin speakers’ disagreement behavior in English as a Lingua Franca of Practice (ELFP) at “English Corners” in a Mainland China city. It focuses on the extent of participants’ disagreement behavior covariation with seven sociolinguistic variables. Qualitative and quantitative measures are used: interactional sociolinguistics to examine the verbal/nonverbal features of the disagreement behavior of ELFP speakers; and Chi-square tests to examine the correlation between disagreement behavior and the variables. Results show that strong disagreement dominated weak disagreement. The frequency of strong/weak disagreement appeared to have a marginally significant correlation with age. However, ELFP speakers’ priorities of improving communication in English may function to level out other variable differences.
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Cited by two other publications
Taguchi, Naoko & Noriko Ishihara
2018. The Pragmatics of English as a Lingua Franca: Research and Pedagogy in the Era of Globalization. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 38 ► pp. 80 ff. 
Glaser, Karen
2017. Metapragmatic perceptions in native language vs. lingua franca settings. Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 2:1 ► pp. 107 ff.
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