LINGUIST List 23.767 Wed Feb 15 2012 Qs: Native English Speakers Needed: Pragmatics Editor for this issue: Zac Smith <zaclinguistlist.org> We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Effat Hosseini , Native English Speakers Needed: Pragmatics Message 1: Native English Speakers Needed: Pragmatics Date: 07-Feb-2012 From: Effat Hosseini <effat.hosseini20gmail.com> Subject: Native English Speakers Needed: Pragmatics E-mail this message to a friend Dear Sir/Ms, As a university student majoring Applied Linguistics, I am working on a research area related to “Pragmatics”. In order to gain more accurate results in my study and compare the results based on a criterion, I need to have access to English native speakers in order to answer my questionnaire on speech acts uttered in daily conversations by American Native Speakers in written form. Would you please be so kind and guide me through finding some American Native speakers who are university students (or have been graduated recently, regardless of their field of study) who can answer my questionnaire? Is there any possibility for me having access to them via email? (because, for the time being, the only channel through which I can contact with them is email) As the concept of pragmatics is to a large extent dependent on the concept of culture, and every culture (context) has its own special speech act pattens,I am going to examine only the speech act patterns of American Native speakers. That's why I have used the term ''American Native speakers'' in my text with specific emphasis. As I didn't know how I could attach my questionnair, I have put it at the end of this text. It would be a great pleasure and honor for me if you lend me a helping hand in this regard and answer it (if you are an American Native speaker) or introduce me some Americans who can answer it through email. Many thanks indeed, in advance. Survey text available here: http://pastebin.com/KrBQB0R7 Sincerely yours, Miss Effat, Emails: effat.hosseini20gmail.com e_hosseini_66yahoo.com Linguistic Field(s): Pragmatics Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 15-Feb-2012       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.