A Comparative Study of Metapragmatic Commentary Used by Thais and Japanese
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Jun 1, 2018
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metapragmatic commentary metapragmatics speaker intention
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In daily life, speakers oftenuse language to talk about, or to comment on, their use of language in order to maintain effective interaction. The present article examines such commentary called “metapragmatic commentary” that occurs during Thai and Japanese group discussions. The results revealed that the purposes of metapragmatic commentary used among both Thai and Japanese speakers included 3 major goals: assessing speech activities, organizing talk, and clarifying communicative intention. These purposes were associated with3 topics of awareness functions: appropriateness of language use, discourse organization, and illocutionary functions. In addition, the metapragmatic commentary used by Thai and Japanese reflects different styles of communication. Thai speakers’ communication style tends to be more direct, while Japanese prefer to modify their opinion to be consistent with others by expressing hesitation.
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เฟื่องขจรศักดิ์ ว., ศรลัมพ์ ช., & อินทจักร ท. (2018). A Comparative Study of Metapragmatic Commentary Used by Thais and Japanese. Language and Linguistics, 36(2), 41–67. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/joling/article/view/173290
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