Pragmatica del espanol: contexto, uso y variacion introduces the central topics in pragmatics and discourse from a sociolinguistic perspective.





Pragmatic variation is addressed within each topic, with examples from different varieties of Spanish spoken in Latin America, Spain and the United States.





Key topics include:




speech acts in context and deictic expressions
implicit meaning and inferential communication
intercultural competence in study abroad contexts
pragmatics and computer-mediated discourse
politeness and impoliteness in the Spanish-speaking world
the pragmatics of Spanish among US heritage speakers
the teaching and learning of pragmatics.


A companion website provides additional exercises and a corpus of Spanish data for student research projects. A sample syllabus and suggestions for further reading help instructors tailor the material to a one-semester course or as a supplement to introduction to Hispanic linguistics courses.


This is an ideal resource for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, at level B2-C2 of the Common European Framework for Languages, and Intermediate High-Advanced High on the ACTFL proficiency scales.