The ethnopragmatics of the diminutive in conversational Colombian Spanish

Travis, Catherine E.

doi:10.1515/iprg.2004.1.2.249

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“…The present section is devoted to reviewing a sample of cultural studies which have adapted CSsapproach in their description/analysis of cultural norms and values. The studies selected are among the ones published in a special issue in Intercultural Pragmatics, namely, Ameka and Breedveld (2004), Ye (2004), Wong (2004) and Travis (2004). For an exhaustive bibliography on NSM, readers can consult this website (http://www.une.edu.au/LCL/index.php).…”

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A Cross Cultural Study Of Speech Act Realisations In Arabic And English : A Cultural Scripts Approach

Dendenne¹

2017

مجلة الأكاديمية للدراسات الاجتماعية والإنسانية

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The present article reports and describes the findings of a cross-cultural pragmatic study vis-à-vis the realisation of two main speech acts, requests and apologies, in Arabic and English. Natural Semantic Metalanguage and Cultural Scripts have been employed for this purpose. This approach makes use of a set of cultural-neutral universal words/expressions called Semantic Primes which can be transposed across languages/cultures without posing problems of translatability. The usefulness of this approach lies in the fact that it describes norms, behaviours and nuances of cultural meaning in a particular language/culture in a way which is accessible to both the insider and the outsider. The ultimate goal behind the application of such metalanguage is to reduce cultural misunderstandings and conflicts. Résumé :Cet article rapporte et décrit les résultats d'une étude transculturelle pragmatique vis-à-vis la production de deux plus fréquents actes de parole, requête et excuse, en arabe et en anglais. On a employé la 'Métalangue Sémantique Naturelle' et les 'Scripts Culturels' tant qu'un outil descriptif. Cette approche dépend notamment de l'utilisation d'une gamme des mots/expressions universelles et culturellement neutres, soi-disant, 'Primitifs Sémantiques' qui sont transférables d'une langue/culture à une autre sans l'inquiétude de problèmes de traduction. L'avantage de cette approche est de permettre à décrire les comportements, les normes et les nuances des sens culturels dans une langue/culture particulière d'une façon claire et rigoureuse au-delà des frontières linguistiques et culturelles. Le but ultime de telle métalangue est de minimiser les malentendus et les conflits culturels.

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“…[K1] [ Turning to the study of Travis (2004), the author investigated the use of diminutives in Colombian Spanish. Diminutives realised through the suffixes -ito/-ita give an emotional tone to a word and express good feelings (e.g.…”

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A Cross Cultural Study Of Speech Act Realisations In Arabic And English : A Cultural Scripts Approach

Dendenne¹

2017

مجلة الأكاديمية للدراسات الاجتماعية والإنسانية

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“…Malay †, Mbula †, Longgu, Samoan Goddard (2001aGoddard ( , 2001b, Bugenhagen (2001Bugenhagen ( , 2002, Hill (1994), Mosel (1994) Indo-European Spanish †, Danish †, French †, Polish †, Russian † Travis (2002Travis ( , 2004Travis ( , 2006, Levisen (2012), Peeters (2006Peeters ( , 2010, Wierzbicka (2002), Gladkova (2007Gladkova ( , 2010 Goddard (1991Goddard ( , 1994, Bromhead (2011a), Harkins & Wilkins (1994), Harkins (2001) Non-Pama-Nyungan (Australia)…”

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Semantic fieldwork and lexical universals

Goddard

Wierzbicka²

2014

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The main goal of paper is to show how NSM findings about lexical universals (semantic primes) can be applied to semantic analysis in little-described languages. It is argued that using lexical universals as a vocabulary for semantic analysis allows one to formulate meaning descriptions that are rigorous, cognitively authentic, maximally translatable, and free from Anglocentrism. A second goal is to shed light on methodological issues in semantic fieldwork by interrogating some controversial claims about the Dalabon and Pirahã languages. We argue that reductive paraphrase into lexical universals provides a practical procedure for arriving at coherent interpretations of unfamiliar lexical meanings. Other indigenous/endangered languages discussed include East Cree, Arrernte, Kayardild, Karuk, and Maori. We urge field linguists to take the NSM metalanguage, based on lexical universals, into the field with them, both as an aid to lexicogrammatical documentation and analysis and as a way to improve semantic communication with consultants.

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“…Finally, in addition to the refusal strategies, students need to know how to modify their refusals with diminutives (e.g., OK, un poquito más 'Just a little bit more'). One of the functions of the diminutive in Spanish is to express solidarity, affiliation, or involvement with the interlocutor (Travis 2004). The goal of this activity is to have learners use grammar for communicative purposes by understanding the pragmatic functions associated with the expressions used in a refusal response.…”

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Teaching Pragmatics in the Foreign Language Classroom: Grammar as a Communicative Resource

Félix-Brasdefer¹,

Cohen²

2012

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This article focuses on the teaching of pragmatics in the Spanish as a Foreign Language classroom and examines the role of grammar as a communicative resource. It also aims to highlight the importance of teaching pragmatics from beginning levels of language instruction, with the spotlight on speech acts at the discourse level. After the concept of pragmatic knowledge, as one component of communicative language ability, is reviewed, this article will evaluate proposed pedagogical models for the teaching of pragmatics. We will then present ways for teaching grammar as a communicative resource through a look at the pragmatic functions of grammatical expressions used to express communicative action, such as the conditional, the imperfect, tag questions, impersonal expressions, and adverbials. The importance of classroom input and the role of pragmatic variation when teaching pragmatics in the classroom are also addressed. Finally, we propose a four-step pedagogical model for the teaching of pragmatics with online activities that can be used directly in the classroom, and this article closes with a recommendation that pragmatics be integrated into the language curriculum.

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The ethnopragmatics of the diminutive in conversational Colombian Spanish

Cited by 127 publications

References 8 publications

A Cross Cultural Study Of Speech Act Realisations In Arabic And English : A Cultural Scripts Approach

A Cross Cultural Study Of Speech Act Realisations In Arabic And English : A Cultural Scripts Approach

Semantic fieldwork and lexical universals

Teaching Pragmatics in the Foreign Language Classroom: Grammar as a Communicative Resource

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