The Acquisition of Verbal Epistemic Stance Marking during Study Abroad
The Case of je pense in L2 French
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5900923 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia Leclercq (0000-0002-3113-5261, Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 196 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Languages (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2226-471X • E-ISSN: 2226-471X |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/languages6040196 |
| OpenAlex | W3216951321 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 31 |
Epistemic stance markers, such as je pense in French, take on a variety of discursive functions, ranging from asserting an opinion, indicating the source of information, and mitigating a claim, to pragmatic functions, such as gaining time for discourse planning. Previous research suggests that the epistemic marker je pense is mostly used in French conversation to express opinions and can be used as an indicator of the development of a learner's assertiveness and pragmatic competence during a study abroad period. Using a functional approach, this paper seeks to find out the extent to which study abroad fosters the development of assertiveness and pragmalinguistic competence among L2 learners, through an analysis of stance marking in interview data from 26 Anglophone learners of French, who spent nine months abroad in a French-speaking country, and 10 French native speakers. The results show that learners are globally less assertive in their use of je pense than native speakers, particularly prior to departure, and that they develop pragmatic uses of je pense, thereby showing a development in their interactional strategies. Finally, the high inter-variability in the way learners used je pense suggests the importance of personal style
Assertiveness · Competence (human resources · Conversation · Linguistics · Literature · Pedagogy · Study abroad · Style (visual arts · Communication · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
Stancetaking in Discourse
Anglophone Students Abroad
Epistemic Stance in English Conversation
Doubt and Certainty in ESL Textbooks
Epistemic Stance in Spoken L2 English
The Differential Effects of Explicit and Implicit Instruction on EFL Learners' Use of Epistemic Stance
Study abroad and the development of second language identities
“Object complements” and conversation towards a realistic account
Stance taking in conversation
The Impact of Host Family Relations and Length of Stay on Adolescent Identity Expression during Study Abroad
Transformation abroad
Variation in the use of discourse markers by Chinese teaching assistants in the US
Actual and Self-Perceived Linguistic Proficiency Gains in French during Study Abroad
Cross-Cultural Pragmatic Failure
Identity and interaction
The effect of usage on degrees of constituency
I think and I don't know in English as lingua franca and native English discourse
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |