J. César Félix-Brasdefer

List of John Benjamins publications in which J. César Félix-Brasdefer is involved.

Journals

Applied Pragmatics

Edited by Zia Tajeddin and Naoko Taguchi

ISSN 2589-109X | E‑ISSN 2589‑1103

Spanish in Context

Edited by Francisco Moreno-Fernández

ISSN 1571-0718 | E‑ISSN 1571‑0726

Titles

Pragmatic Variation in First and Second Language Contexts: Methodological issues

Edited by J. César Félix-Brasdefer and Dale Koike

Departing from Schneider and Barron (2008), representing the emerging field of Variational Pragmatics, this volume examines pragmatic variation focusing on methods utilized to collect and analyze data in a variety of first (L1) and second (L2) language contexts. The objectives are to: (1) examine… read more

[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society, 31] 2012. x, 338 pp.

Politeness in Mexico and the United States: A contrastive study of the realization and perception of refusals

J. César Félix-Brasdefer

This book explores the issue of politeness phenomena and socially appropriate behavior in two societies, Mexico and the United States, in three different contexts: refusing invitations, requests, and suggestions. In addition to a state-of-the-art review of the speech act of refusals in numerous… read more

[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 171] 2008. xiv, 195 pp.

Félix-Brasdefer, J. César and Megan DiBartolomeo 2021 Chapter 14. Developing advanced pragmatic competence in Spanish Advancedness in Second Language Spanish: Definitions, challenges, and possibilities, Menke, Mandy R. and Paul A. Malovrh (eds.), pp. 323–348 | Chapter

This chapter provides an overview of the fundamental concepts in second language (L2) pragmatics, offering detailed descriptions of the challenges associated with the acquisition of pragmatics in advanced Spanish learners. It provides a discussion of speech acts and the comprehension of indirect… read more

Félix-Brasdefer, J. César 2012 Chapter 1. Pragmatic variation by gender in market service encounters in Mexico Pragmatic Variation in First and Second Language Contexts: Methodological issues, Félix-Brasdefer, J. César and Dale Koike (eds.), pp. 17–48 | Article

This chapter examines pragmatic variation by gender in market service encounters in Southern Mexico. Following previous research in service encounters (Aston 1988a; Kerbrat-Orecchioni & Traverso 2008; Merritt 1976; Placencia 2008), this study examined 244 food-related transactions (122… read more

Félix-Brasdefer, J. César 2012 E-mail requests to faculty: E-politeness and internal modification Interlanguage Request Modification, Economidou-Kogetsidis, Maria and Helen Woodfield (eds.), pp. 87–118 | Article

Based on existing research on Computer-Mediated Discourse, the present study examined the pragmalinguistic resources used by U.S. university-level students when writing e-mail requests in L1 English and L2 Spanish to faculty in cyber consultations. The focus of the study was the analysis of request… read more

Félix-Brasdefer, J. César and Dale Koike 2012 Introduction: Pragmatic variation in first and second language contexts Pragmatic Variation in First and Second Language Contexts: Methodological issues, Félix-Brasdefer, J. César and Dale Koike (eds.), pp. 1–16 | Article

Koike, Dale and J. César Félix-Brasdefer 2012 Chapter 11. Conclusions: Methodological issues in pragmatic variation Pragmatic Variation in First and Second Language Contexts: Methodological issues, Félix-Brasdefer, J. César and Dale Koike (eds.), pp. 319–336 | Article

Félix-Brasdefer, J. César 2010 Data collection methods in speech act performance: DCTs, role plays, and verbal reports Speech Act Performance: Theoretical, empirical and methodological issues, Martínez-Flor, Alicia and Esther Usó-Juan (eds.), pp. 41–56 | Article

This chapter takes a speech-act perspective and examines the degree of validity and reliability of three data collection methods used in speech act research: discourse completion tasks, role plays, and verbal reports. Various formats of these instruments and the type of data they produce under… read more

Félix-Brasdefer, J. César 2008 Review of Reiter & Placencia (2005): Spanish Pragmatics Spanish in Context 5:1, pp. 148–151 | Review

Félix-Brasdefer, J. César 2007 Natural speech vs. elicited data: A comparison of natural and role play requests in Mexican Spanish Spanish in Context 4:2, pp. 159–185 | Article

This study investigates issues of reliability and validity in pragmatics research and examines the extent to which role-play data approximate naturally-occurring discourse with respect to the content and frequency of requests in Mexican Spanish. The data were gathered from naturally-occurring… read more