Volume 10 Issue 2
Pragmatic and Discourse Transfer of Combination of Compliment Response Strategies in Second Language Learning and Usage
When it comes to learning a second language (L2), learners have already possessed and usually bring with them the native speaker’s knowledge of their first language(s) and culture. The influence of the first language (L1) and culture on L2 use is described in technical terms as pragmatic and discourse transfer.
