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Download or read book Learning to Request in a Second Language written by Machiko Achiba and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2003 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this study the child's interaction with different interlocutors was audio- and video-recorded. These recorded data are supplemented by diary entries that supply information on how the child perceived her second language learning and how she became able to join in interactions as an accepted user of Australian English." "This book will appeal widely to professionals and students in the fields of pragmatics, second language acquisition, bilingualism, child language, applied linguistics, psycholinguistics and socio-linguistics, as well as to language teachers."--Jacket.