Abstract

The current study aims to investigate form, composition, distribution of acknowledgement and agreement assessment signals in upper intermediate/advanced Italian as L2 speakers. Data are video-transcribed computer mediated conversation for mutual language learning (Teletandem) during which two female volunteer university students (L1: English and German) talk with a NS female interlocutor (L1: Italian) for developing L2 language proficiency. For each pair data have been collected during two different meetings: meeting 1 comprises free discussion for mutual introductions; meeting 2 is a discussion on a topic chosen by the Italian non- native speaker. The analysis shows that L2 subjects employ a great variety of acknowledgement and agreement listener responses, both lexical and non-lexical units whose functions, positions and frequency are affected by the level of involvement in the discourse, of acquaintance of the two speakers and by the type of task. Particularly in the second meeting, when a topic is discussed, NNSs use lexical units more than in the first meeting, thus showing how situational variables can affect discourse structure.

Autore Pugliese

• Leone Paola

Tutti gli autori

• A. De Marco , P. Leone

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Anno di pubblicazione

2012

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Numero di citazioni Wos

Nessuna citazione

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Numero di citazioni Scopus

12

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

26/04/2018

Settori ERC

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