Pragmatics of Intercultural Communicative Competence

J. César Félix-Brasdefer is Professor of Spanish Linguistics, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. His research focuses on intercultural pragmatics, pragmatic variation, second language pragmatics and research methods in pragmatics. Among other publications, he is the author of The Language of Service Encounters: A Pragmatic-Discursive Approach (2015, Cambridge University Press) and co-editor of The Routledge Handbook of Spanish Pragmatics (with D. Koike, 2021, Routledge).

• Figures and TablesAcknowledgementsTranscription ConventionsIntroductionChapter 1. Intercultural Communicative Competence as Language Use: A Pragmatic PerspectiveChapter 2. Pragmatic Competence and Metapragmatic Awareness in Intercultural UnderstandingChapter 3. Pragmatic-Discursive Perspective on Language Use and Intercultural UnderstandingChapter 4. Pragmatic Learning and Intercultural Understanding in the Foreign Language Classroom   Chapter 5. Negotiating Refusals: Sociopragmatic Awareness and Insights from Study Abroad LearnersChapter 6. Intercultural Impoliteness, Reflexive Awareness, and Agency in Study Abroad ContextsConclusionReferencesIndex

Written by a foremost expert on the acquisition and use of second language (L2) pragmatics, this comprehensive work on intercultural pragmatics in interactions examines aspects such as critical reflection and co-construction of communication in contexts of classroom talk and study abroad. It addresses fundamental issues of intercultural competence, understanding, and resistance.