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Subjectivity, the speaker's expression of self in discourse, is a
relatively under-researched area in the field of applied
linguistics: this book examines the role of subjectivity in the
context of second language use. Drawing on insights from discourse
analysis and pragmatics, it describes how a group of students
studying French at degree level at the University of Cambridge,
England, convey expressions of subjectivity in personal narratives
and argumentative language. In this book, the author begins by
introducing the reader to key areas in the study of discourse.
Using a methodology that has much in common with descriptive
linguistics, he provides a wide-ranging account of how forms in
language are used to convey the expression of subjectivity. His
particular concern is to examine how these markers of subjectivity
are used differently by native and non-native speakers of French.
The discussion is carefully supplemented throughout with a variety
of exemplification and discourse types, including personal
narratives in French and English and transcripts of video-taped
interactions in role-plays. In the course of his analysis, the
author questions long-held assumptions about the way French is
taught in secondary schools and in higher education institutions.
The range of issues discussed, as well as the variety of examples
used, will make this a valuable book not only for students of
applied linguistics but also for any reader wishing to gain a
deeper understanding of how the expression of subjectivity can
contribute to the learning of a second language.
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