Sociopragmatic failure revisited: The case of intercultural communication between Brazilians and Americans

Milene Mendes de  Oliveira

Autores

Milene Mendes de University of Potsdam Autor

Palavras-chave:

Comunicação Intercultural, Pragmática Intercultural, Falha pragmática, Falha sociopragmática

Resumo

Este artigo tem como objetivo discutir o conceito de falha sociopragmática (THOMAS, 1983) focando em percepções de entrevistados americanos a respeito desse fenômeno em enunciados produzidos for aprendizes brasileiros de inglês. Para atingir esse objetivo, entrevistas foram feitas com professores americanos que ensinam inglês no Brasil. Após assistirem a trechos de vídeos de aulas de inglês previamente filmadas, os entrevistados apontaram quais enunciados soaram inapropriados para eles e comentaram a respeito de suas percepções com relação aos aprendizes que aparecem nos vídeos e também com relação as suas experiências com aprendizes brasileiros em geral. As respostas foram usadas como evidências para a hipótese de que diferentes tipos de assimetria linguística - ou seja, estrutural, pragmática, sociolinguística, ou discursiva - podem levar a falhas sociopragmáticas.

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Biografia do Autor

Milene Mendes de, University of Potsdam

Department of English and American Studies

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