Specializations:
- Hispanic Linguistics
- Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis
- Second Language Acquisition (interlanguage pragmatics)
- Pragmatic Variation in First and Second Language Contexts
- Cross-Cultural and Intercultural Communication
- Instruction and Assessment
- Pragmatic Development in Study Abroad Contexts
His research areas are Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis, two disciplines of linguistics that examine pragmatic meaning at the utterance level and beyond the sentence.
Professor Félix-Brasdefer current research focuses on topics related to pragmatics and discourse, pragmatic variation, second language pragmatics, intercultural communication, service encounters, (im)politeness, and the effects of instruction on pragmatic development. He is interested in research methods in pragmatics used to collect natural data as well as elicited data in controlled settings.
I have conducted research on various aspects of second language pragmatics such as pragmatic development, pragmatic transfer, language proficiency, assessment, and instruction. I am interested in pragmatic development in study abroad contexts as well as in immigrant contexts, such as heritage language learning. I also examine intercultural communicative competence in foreign language classrooms and study abroad programs. From a pragmatic variation perspective, I examine intra-lingual variation in different regions of the United States, Mexico, Spain, and Central America. In particular, I investigate the language of service encounters in cross-cultural and intercultural settings.
Research Interests: cross-cultural and interlanguage pragmatics; politeness theory; discourse analysis; linguistics variation
