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Taguchi, Naoko; Gomez-Laich, Maria Pia; Arrufat-Marques, Maria-Jose – Foreign Language Annals, 2016
This study investigated comprehension of indirect meaning among learners of L2 Spanish via an original computer-delivered multimedia listening test. The comprehension of implied speaker intention is a type of indirect communication that involves the ability to understand implied intention by using linguistic knowledge, contextual cues, and the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Multimedia Materials, Language Tests, Spanish
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Kretzenbacher, Heinz L.; Clyne, Michael; Schupbach, Doris – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2006
Choice of address forms, a socially crucial feature in German communication, is context-dependent on situations (a) where the unmarked form of address is "du" (T), (b) where it is "Sie" (V), and (c) where the two systems (a and b) coexist. The first two situations are, apart from their fuzzy edges, rather clearcut. The third situation, however,…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Figurative Language, German, English (Second Language)