Trilinguals' Identity Synergism Through Pragmatic Skills

Esmaeel Ali Salimi; Hadi Abedi

doi:10.17323/jle.2020.10165

Исмаэль Али Селим Университет Алма Табатабай https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5432-9547
Хади Абеди Allameh Tabataba'i University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6922-2029

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17323/jle.2020.10165

Ключевые слова: синергическая идентичность, учащиеся-трилингвы, прагматический навык, прагматический перенос, речевой акт

Аннотация

В исследованиях билингвизма и прагматики трилингвизму уделяется сравнительно мало внимания. Данное исследование направлено на изучение синергизма идентичности трилингвов путем использования их лингвистического репертуара и дискурсивной идентичности через прагматические навыки. Для участия в исследовании по результатам экзамена IELTS были отобраны 20 человек, изучающих английский язык как иностранный на уровне advanced, владеющих персидским и турецким языками в качестве родных языков. Участники исследования были вовлечены в коммуникацию на персидском, турецком и английском языках. В качестве образца три носителя английского языка, не владеющие другими языками, выполнили аналогичное задание на английском языке. Для выявления и кодификации тем был проведен контент-анализ полученных данных. Результаты показали синергию дискурсивных систем трилингвов при осуществлении речевых актов извинения, жалобы, отказа и просьбы. Коммуникативные модели у трилингвов отличались от моделей, использованных носителями английского языка. Жесты и мимика выступали в роли невербальных стратегий, которые чаще использовались в коммуникации трилингвов на турецком и английском языках, чем на персидском. Результаты могут быть полезны исследователям и преподавателям для получения представления об идентичности, прагматике и многоязычии.

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