Consciousness, Learning and Interlanguage Pragmatics

Abstract During the past decade, the study of interlanguage pragmatics has produced important empirical findings, primarily through the identification and comparison of speech act realization patterns in various languages based on data from both native and nonnative speakers. In addition to this focus on product, some attention has been paid to the processes of comprehension and production in second language pragmatics (Faerch & Kasper, 1984, 1989; Kasper, 1984). In contrast to these concerns, there has been little discussion of how pragmatic abilities are acquired in a second language.