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Dippold, Doris – Modern Language Journal, 2011
This study contributes to the growing field of research on interlanguage pragmatic development with a study on the development of argumentative discourse ability by second-language learners of German. I will be focusing on "facework"--that is, the use of verbal strategies that allow the speaker to have his or her social identities, particular…
Descriptors: German, Pragmatics, Persuasive Discourse, Second Language Learning