Identity and Pragmatic Language Use: A Study on Japanese ELF Users

Yoko Nogami

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2020

Identity and Pragmatic Language Use

A Study on Japanese ELF Users

Yoko Nogami

Volume 11 in the series Developments in English as a Lingua Franca [DELF]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501504211

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About this book

ELF (English as a lingua franca) research counters the monocentric view of English based on norms of native speakers of English, and supports any usages reflecting sociopragmatic and pragmalinguistic reality of ELF communication. Such an approach empowers any speakers of English to contemplate their own varieties of English as legitimate, providing them greater options for positive self-identification. Based on qualitative and interpretive methodology, this book illustrates how Japanese L2 English users establish identities related to L2 English as part of their multiple identities, and how they explore new identity options through ELF. Moreover, the author demonstrates how power relations relating to English language are constructed through the participants’ experiences in ELF interactions. Also, analysis of the data reveals that to what degree the Japanese L2 English users wish to affiliate with particular groups in ELF interactions with people from diverse cultural background.
Because of the multidisciplinary nature of the study, this book will appeal to a broad audience such as scholars and students who are interested in further understanding of identity and sociocultural issues involved in intercultural communication.

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Yoko Nogami, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Notes Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
Chapter 1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Language, identity and second language users through an ELF lens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Chapter 3. Exploring ELF users’ identities and pragmatic language use Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
Chapter 4. Narratives on a sense of English-speaking self Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Chapter 5. Power relations and negotiation of identities in ELF communication Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
Chapter 6. Construction of cultural identities through ELF Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Chapter 7. Identity and pragmatic language use through ELF Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
Chapter 8. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
Appendices Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Scholars, Educators, and Students in Intercultural Communication, SLA, TESOL, and Sociolinguistics
Pages
- Front matter: 15
- Main content: 281
Illustrations
- Tables: 5
Keywords: English as a Lingua Franca; ELF; English; Second Language Acquisition; TESOL

eBook

Published: June 22, 2020
ISBN: 9781501504211

Hardcover

Published: June 22, 2020
ISBN: 9781501512131