Communicative Effectiveness in Belf (English as a Business Lingua Franca) Meetings
‘Explaining’ as a Pragmatic Strategy
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 21360141 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Jaspreet Kaur (0000-0002-6803-5635, University of Malaya, autor de correspondencia), Jagdish Kaur (0000-0001-9800-9203, Universiti Malaya Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics Kuala Lumpur 50603 Malaysia), SEVAL BIRLIK (Independent Researcher Lindenstrasse 4 Dübendorf 8600 Switzerland) |
| Año | 2021 |
| Volumen | 105 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 623-638 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2021-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Modern Language Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0026-7902 • E-ISSN: 1540-4781 |
| Editorial | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/modl.12717 |
| OpenAlex | W3198575848 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 11 |
| Referencias citadas | 39 |
The study investigates business professionals of different language backgrounds using English as a business lingua franca (BELF) in formal internal meetings. In particular, it examines how these participants deploy ‘explaining’ as a pragmatic strategy to increase communicative effectiveness. The data comprise 6 internal business meetings, totaling 293 minutes of video recordings. A discourse analysis of the meeting data reveals that the participants move to explain even in the absence of a request for an explanation or following an implicit request for further information. The strategy of explaining allows the speaker to provide additional information or background details that contribute to increasing communicative clarity and enhancing shared knowledge. The findings offer insights into the pragmatic competence of BELF users that is crucial in the accomplishment of communicative goals in the business setting. The findings also have pedagogical implications in that they point to the relevance of incorporating the teaching of pragmatic strategies such as explaining in business communication courses to address the needs of future business practitioners in a globalized world
Business · Business communication · CLARITY · Communicative competence · Competence (human resources) · English as a lingua franca · Knowledge management · Lingua franca · Linguistics · Pedagogy · Politeness · Political science · Relevance (law) · Communication · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Obras citantes distintas | 11 |
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| Citas por año | 2,2 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 10 |