The goal of this study is to investigate the acquisition of causal relations with parce que "because" and temporal relations with quand "when" by children between age 3 and 5. We aim at identifying whether different discourse type, conversation and narration, allow children to use quand and parce que with different semantic…

Traces the origins, states the objectives, and defines the philosophy of pragmatics. The role of pragmatics in philosophy and linguistics is discussed and conclusions are put into perspective. (MSE)

This publication presents 20 conference papers in French and German on aspects of linguistic research. Papers include: "Objectivite et subjectivite dans la connaissance du langage" (Mahmoudian); "Focalisation et antifocus"(Bearth); "Remarques sur la notion d''etymologie populaire'"(Chambon); "Sur la construction serielle en malgache"; (Fugier)…

Within the context of pragmatics, the isomorphism of the four types of modality are studied: lexical, propositional, illocutionary, and axiological. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)

This collection of articles on intercultural communication and pragmatics includes: "Peut-on traduire la publicite? L'exemple des annonces romandes et alemaniques" ("Does Advertising Translate? The Example of Romansch and German Ads") (Marc Bonhomme, Michael Rinn); "La construction de l'image de l'autre dans l'interaction.…

For many years rhetoric and grammar were linked in foreign language education, and then they drifted apart. More recently, pragmatics, the study of meaning related to language use in a natural context, has returned and appears in some form in the communicative approach, situational language instruction, and the notional functional approach. (MSE)

Traces in detail the development of pragmatics and its relationship to semantics. (AM)

Special issue devoted to the study of generative grammar in German-speaking countries. (VM)

A discussion of pragmatics looks at and compares a variety of statement types in Macedonian and French. Based on the assumption that the most important semantic and syntactic elements are presented by the speakers themselves as well as by the temporal and spatial markers, the function of the statement form is examined. Focus is on the use of the…

Papers in linguistics in this issue include: "Aspects logico-semantiques de la metaphore" ("Logico-Semantic Aspects of the Metaphor") (Michel le Guern); "Metaphore et travail lexicale" ("Metaphor and Lexical Work") (Georges Ludi); "Aspects linguistiques et pragmatiques de la metaphore: anomalie…

This document reports the work of inter-university research taken in Montreal in November, 2000 of research on the evaluation of education relative to the environment. Papers include: (1) "Quelle evaluation pour quelle education relative l'environnement?" (Georgia Liarakou and Eugenie Flogaitis); (2) "Quand evaluer c'est apprendre ensemble: Une…

This article is concerned with the pragmatic aspects of linguistics research, i.e., the characteristics of language use such as the psychological motivations of speakers, the reactions of the hearers, and discourse analysis, insofar as they relate to second language learning. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

New needs in foreign language teaching call for new approaches to teaching methods and materials. This article illustrates how a pragmatic reference framework, involving speech acts and communication situations, can be used to choose or develop learning materials, specifically for French as second language. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Second language learning today requires new materials. One type of learning unit suggested would have a simple format, limited scope and objectives, and diversity of content, form, learning strategies and activities. In spite of the problems involved in the production of this format, such units might be worked out in teacher-training programs, by…