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Interactional Context in L2 Dialogues.

Wiberg, Eva LU (2003) In Journal of Pragmatics 35(3). p.389-407
Abstract
In recent years, second language acquisition research has focused on the performance of advanced and pre-advanced L2 learners (non-native speakers; henceforth NNSs), the former having received less attention. The present study draws on dialogues about future plans and route directions between advanced NNSs and a single native speaker (EVA). It is hypothesized that a NNS needs more time to construct utterances because her/his level of fluency has not reached the level of automatization that a native speaker (henceforth NS) possesses. A NNS, therefore, takes advantage of the interlocutor's turn to acquire the necessary tools to continue the dialogue and to gain time, using interactional strategies such as repetition, co-construction,... (More)
In recent years, second language acquisition research has focused on the performance of advanced and pre-advanced L2 learners (non-native speakers; henceforth NNSs), the former having received less attention. The present study draws on dialogues about future plans and route directions between advanced NNSs and a single native speaker (EVA). It is hypothesized that a NNS needs more time to construct utterances because her/his level of fluency has not reached the level of automatization that a native speaker (henceforth NS) possesses. A NNS, therefore, takes advantage of the interlocutor's turn to acquire the necessary tools to continue the dialogue and to gain time, using interactional strategies such as repetition, co-construction, metalinguistic asides and trailing-offs. Furthermore, the route-direction frame is more rigid than the future plan frame, due to the more complex macro-context. Thus, the more difficult the communicative task, the more likely it is that the NNS will use interactional strategies as scaffolding devices. Comparisons with NS–NS dialogues confirm this hypothesis. (Less)
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Repetition, Macro-context, Micro-context, Second language acquisition, Dialogue, Scaffolding
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Journal of Pragmatics
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35
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3
pages
389 - 407
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Elsevier
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  • scopus:0037363978
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0378-2166
DOI
10.1016/S0378-2166(02)00142-X
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English
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  author       = {{Wiberg, Eva}},
  issn         = {{0378-2166}},
  keywords     = {{Repetition; Macro-context; Micro-context; Second language acquisition; Dialogue; Scaffolding}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{389--407}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of Pragmatics}},
  title        = {{Interactional Context in L2 Dialogues.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-2166(02)00142-X}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/S0378-2166(02)00142-X}},
  volume       = {{35}},
  year         = {{2003}},
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