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Publication details [#28159]

Meier, Ardith J. 1996. Two cultures mirrored in repair work. Multilingua 15 (2) : 149–169.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

foreign language teaching | language and culture | pedagogy | repair

Language as a subject

English, American | German, Austrian

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter Mouton

ISBN

0167-8507

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/MULT/html

Annotation

This study examines the reflection of the value and belief systems of two different speech communities -Midwest American English and Austrian German-, in their respective repair strategies. It further points to the importance of sociopragmatic aspects in foreign language pedagogy.