The use of pragmatic markers across proficiency levels in second language speech
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2014-12
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Zakład Filologii Angielskiej Wydział Pedagogiczno-Artystyczny Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Kaliszu
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This study investigates the use of pragmatic markers (PMs) by learners of English
at varying proficiency levels. The study analyzes data from a university-level oral
proficiency exam that categorized Chinese and Korean English-as-a-second-language (ESL) speakers into four proficiency levels and compares data with those of
native speakers taking the same test. Findings indicate that PM use generally rises
with proficiency level. The rates of PM use showed a dramatic increase between
the highest and second-highest proficiency group. The highest proficiency ESL
group used PMs at the same rate as native speakers. The study also found that
the variety of different PMs used goes up steadily with proficiency level. These
results are discussed in terms of their implications for understanding how second
language learners’ use of PMs develops.
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ragmatic marker, proficiency level, pragmatic competence, second language development, oral speech production
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Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2014, vol. 4, no. 4, p.637-663