This study investigated the bi‐directionality of language transfer (first language [L1] to
second language [L2] and L2 to L1) at the pragmatic level with a focus on the speech act of …

Maltz and Borker argue that because men and women grow up in different sociolinguistic
cultures, they learn to interpret conversational features differently—including backchannels …

In the review of research on listener behavior in conversation (including such responses as,
Uh huh, Yeah, Mm), the most common term used is backchannel. However, this term is …

THIS TECHNICAL REPORT INCLUDES SIX DATA-BASED STUDIES on different aspects of
Chinese pragmatics: an interview study exploring nonnative speakers' experience as …

A change in footing implies a change in the alignment we take up to ourselves and the
others present as expressed in the way we manage the production or reception of an …

This article reports on an experimental study that investigated the effect of different
conditions of listener backchannels on the fluency of L2 speakers. Participants were 14 non …

El desarrollo teórico y metodológico que se ha producido en las últimas décadas en la
Lingüística Aplicada a la adquisición y enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras ha destacado la …

This study explores the process by which a new, bilingual grammar emerges in interaction in
a corpus of over 20 hours of audiotaped Hebrew-English bilingual conversation. In this …

Current methodologies in corpus linguistics have revolutionised the way we look at
language. They allow us to make objective observations about written and spoken language …

This article presents a general account of the backchannel tendencies of native English
speakers for the purpose of assisting Japanese L2 English learners. The dimensions of …