Pragmatic Failure in a Second Language: Greeting Responses in English by Polish Students.

Jaworski, Adam

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Publication Date: 1994

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Pragmatic Failure in a Second Language: Greeting Responses in English by Polish Students.

Jaworski, Adam

IRAL, v32 n1 p41-55 1994

Examined the ability of 72 Polish university students of English to respond appropriately to the formulaic greeting "How are you (doing) (today)?" Found that nearly half of these advanced language students failed to perceive the formulaic nature of the question. (MDM)

Descriptors: College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Language Attitudes, Language Proficiency, Language Usage, Polish, Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Uncommonly Taught Languages

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Poland

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