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Date: 03-Aug-2006
From: Philipp Waelle < p.waelle at peterlang.com >
Subject: Subjectivity in a Second Language: Wolf 

	
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Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 13:26:06
From: Philipp Waelle < p.waelle at peterlang.com >
Subject: Subjectivity in a Second Language: Wolf 
 



Title: Subjectivity in a Second Language 
Subtitle: Conveying the Expression of Self 
Series Title: Contemporary Studies in Descriptive Linguistics. Vol. 8  

Publication Year: 2006 
Publisher: Peter Lang AG
	   http://www.peterlang.com
	

Book URL: http://www.peterlang.com/Index.cfm?vLang=E&VID=10518 


Author: Alan J. E. Wolf

Paperback: ISBN: 3039105183 Pages: 246 Price: U.K. £ 31
Paperback: ISBN: 3039105183 Pages: 246 Price: U.S. $ 52.95
Paperback: ISBN: 3039105183 Pages: 246 Price: Europe EURO 44.30 Comment: , for Germany and Austria EURO 47.40


Abstract:

Subjectivity, the speaker's expression of self in discourse, is a
relatively under-researched area in the field of applied linguistics: this
book examines the role of subjectivity in the context of second language
use. Drawing on insights from discourse analysis and pragmatics, it
describes how a group of students studying French at degree level at the
University of Cambridge, England, convey expressions of subjectivity in
personal narratives and argumentative language. 

In this book, the author begins by introducing the reader to key areas in
the study of discourse. Using a methodology that has much in common with
descriptive linguistics, he provides a wide-ranging account of how forms in
language are used to convey the expression of subjectivity. His particular
concern is to examine how these markers of subjectivity are used
differently by native and non-native speakers of French. The discussion is
carefully supplemented throughout with a variety of exemplification and
discourse types, including personal narratives in French and English and
transcripts of video-taped interactions in role-plays.

In the course of his analysis, the author questions long-held assumptions
about the way French is taught in secondary schools and in higher education
institutions. The range of issues discussed, as well as the variety of
examples used, will make this a valuable book not only for students of
applied linguistics but also for any reader wishing to gain a deeper
understanding of how the expression of subjectivity can contribute to the
learning of a second language.

Contents: 
 
The speaker's 'I' in second language and mother-tongue narratives 
Subjectivity in the tense aspect system of second language learners'
narratives 
Reported speech: a 'layering of voices' in oral narratives 
The expression of self in argumentative discourse 
Learner subjectivity: theory and practice. 



Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis
                     Pragmatics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)
                     French (fra)


Written In: English  (eng)
	
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