Review of New Directions in Second Language Pragmatics

Abstract

The volume is edited in honor of Andrew D. Cohen, who is a preeminent and leading scholar in applied linguistics and has made great contributions to pragmatics in second language contexts. In particular, chapters in this volume address Cohen’s legacy in L2 pragmatics (second language pragmatics) in his seminal work (Cohen and Olshtain 1981), including learning, teaching, and assessing. More importantly, as the title of the volume indicates, new directions are presented, which is achieved not by simple application of Cohen’s idea, but by critical refinement. It is the latter that deserves scholars’ attention.