Speech Acts in English

From Research to Instruction and Textbook Development

Lorena Pérez-Hernández

$45.95

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Cambridge University Press
06 April 2023

linguistics; Psycholinguistics; Semantics

Series: Studies in English Language

Speech acts, those actions carried out mainly by means of language, are used in English in a range of complex ways. However, they have rarely been covered in English as a foreign language (EFL) materials and textbooks. Bringing together current theories from pragmatics and cognitive linguistics, this book addresses this gap by providing a comprehensive model of directive speech acts and showing how to teach them to learners of English. It provides a review of the strengths and weaknesses of current theories of illocution and a critical assessment of existing EFL textbooks. Descriptions of the meaning and form of directive speech act constructions are given in the cognitive pedagogical grammar of directive speech acts (included), which offers a wealth of examples to make the information accessible to non-specialist readers. The book also provides a wide range of practical activities, showing how research on illocutionary acts can be implemented in practice.

By: Lorena Pérez-Hernández
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 389g
ISBN: 9781108700207
ISBN 10: 1108700209
Series: Studies in English Language
Pages: 265
Publication Date: 06 April 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lorena Pérez-Hernández is a Tenured Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Rioja. Recent publications include Illocution and Cognition (2001). She is a member of the Editorial Board of the Review of Cognitive Linguistics, the Human Cognitive Processing Series, and the International Journal of Marketing Semiotics and Discourse Studies.

Reviews for Speech Acts in English: From Research to Instruction and Textbook Development

'The book ... contributes substantially to L2 pragmatics research and teaching; and as such we highly recommend it to researchers, EFL teaching practitioners, and EFL textbook developers.' Qiuling Ou and Hang Su, Journal of Pragmatics