Multicompetence in L2 Language Play: A Longitudinal Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Bell, Nancy; Skalicky, Stephen; Salsbury, Tom
Titel	Multicompetence in L2 Language Play: A Longitudinal Case Study
Quelle	In: Language Learning, 64 (2014) 1, S.72-102 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0023-8333
DOI	10.1111/lang.12030
Schlagwörter	Longitudinal Studies; Case Studies; Second Language Learning; Language Usage; Humor; Qualitative Research; Discourse Analysis; Audio Equipment; Individual Differences; Language Styles; Social Cognition; Metalinguistics; Social Environment; Interpersonal Competence; Play; Communication Strategies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachgebrauch; Humoristische Darstellung; Qualitative Forschung; Diskursanalyse; Audio-CD; Individueller Unterschied; Sprachstil; Soziale Kognition; Metalanguage; Metasprache; Soziales Umfeld; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Spiel; Kommunikationsstrategie
Abstract	Humor and language play have been recognized as important aspects of second language (L2) development. Qualitative studies that have documented the forms and functions of language play for adult and child L2 users have taken place largely in classroom settings. In order to gain a fuller understanding of such creative manipulations by L2 users, it is necessary to examine these phenomena across a variety of contexts. In this article, we explore the ways that two L2 users marshal resources to play with language across communicative activities, for various purposes, and with a variety of interlocutors in interaction. Our goal is to gain a fuller view of our participants as multicompetent language users, specifically with respect to their playful communicative repertoires. The data consist of informal conversations which were recorded approximately every 2 weeks over 10-12 months. Episodes framed by the participants as playful were identified across all recordings and were analyzed qualitatively to document patterns of use and participation. Despite individual differences in style, both participants demonstrated sensitivity to context in their use of language play and an awareness of the ways humor functions as a social practice, subtly adjusting their strategies to changing social situations. (As Provided).
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