Review of Learner Language, Discourse and Interaction: A Corpus-Based Analysis of Spoken English
摘要
This volume, published by Cambridge University Press, represents the culmination of systematic research investigating how language learners construct discourse in conversational interactions with native speakers. It represents an inaugural extensive corpus-based investigation into discourse macro-structures within such interactions, drawing upon millions of words from meticulously compiled corpora. The authors offer insights into both the micro- and macro-structural levels of spoken interaction in L1 and L2 speech. Considering factors such as cultural background, task, and proficiency, the book characterizes the repertoire of discourse functions employed in these interactions and demonstrates their variability across a range of variables. The volume comprises ten chapters, systematically organized into four principal sections. Section II (Chapters 2 to 7) presents research employing short-text multi-dimensional analysis (MDA). Section III (Chapters 8 and 9) provides an overview of the function of narrative within SLA (second language acquisition) from a sociolinguistic perspective. Chapter 10 serves as the concluding section, synthesizing the primary findings and offering a critical reflection on the contributions and limitations of short-text MDA.