Chapter published in:
The Dynamics of English in Namibia: Perspectives on an emerging varietyEdited by Anne Schröder
[Varieties of English Around the World G65] 2021
► pp. 195–216
Chapter 9A variational pragmatic approach to responses to thanks in
Namibian English
From quantitative to qualitative analysis
Anne Schröder | Bielefeld University
Klaus P. Schneider | University of Bonn
Variational pragmatics has only recently been
combined with non-native World Englishes research, by examining the
pragmatics of Namibian English (NamE). However, this research has
concentrated on the comparison of pragmatic phenomena in NamE to
those in some L1-varieties, exclusively based on the same mixed-task
questionnaire. Although this has led to the discovery of
specifically Namibian usages, limitations to the validity of this
type of data collection have been pointed out. This chapter
triangulates the results of a quantitative questionnaire study with
qualitative analysis of role-plays and meta-pragmatic focus group
discussions, reassessing earlier findings on responses to thanks in
NamE. This contributes to the understanding of sociolinguistic
complexity and the negotiation of pragmatic strategies in the
multilingual ecology of Namibia.
Keywords: Namibian English, variational pragmatics, responses to thanks, quantitative and qualitative analysis
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Responses to thanks: An overview
- 3.Responses to thanks in NamE from a quantitative perspective
- 4.Responses to thanks in NamE from a qualitative
perspective
- 4.1Data collection
- 4.2Data analysis
- 4.3Discussion
- 5.Conclusions and outlook
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Notes -
References
Published online: 10 September 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/veaw.g65.09sch
https://doi.org/10.1075/veaw.g65.09sch
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