Reed, E. orcid.org/0000-0002-1858-9787 (2020) Incongruent humour and pragmatic competence in the late-medieval "Manières de langage". Multilingua, 39 (2). pp. 239-267. ISSN 0167-8507
Abstract
This article examines the acquisition of pragmatic competence in L2, applying this stimulating area of research to premodern texts in a way that has yet to be done (to the author’s knowledge). Specifically, this article discusses the teaching of “challenging” incongruent speech behaviours (such as sarcasm, banter, and irony) in a group of Anglo-Norman dialogues of the late Middle Ages. The present work focuses on the representation of incongruent speech acts in the dialogues, how this representation speaks to a pedagogical method that incorporated humour, and also the possible functions of humour in the pedagogical environment. The topic of incongruent performance and its pedagogical implications will also be considered. By discussing the depiction and role of incongruent speech behaviours in the dialogues, I argue that these texts were sophisticated teaching aides that may have used humour as a pedagogical tool to teach more difficult elements of language use.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 De Gruyter. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | irony; pedagogy; language competence; humour; scripts |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of English (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 24 Jun 2019 08:45 |
Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2021 11:09 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | De Gruyter |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1515/multi-2018-0095 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:147496 |