Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Liddy, Nevin
Author's Email Address	nliddy1@lsu.edu
URN	etd-04132004-115513
Title	The Realization of L2 Speech Events: A Quantitative Study of Korean Speakers of L2 English with Respect to Formality and Proficiency
Degree	Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department	Linguistics (Interdepartmental Program)
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Arnulfo Ramirez Committee Chair Hugh W Buckingham Committee Member Michael Hegarty Committee Member
Keywords	second language acquisition discourse analysis conversational analysis speech acts
Date of Defense	2004-03-03
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Guided written conversations were studied from English speakers at four different proficiency levels. They were analyzed according to their speech act realization, speech event realization, and conversation management (as reflected by three levels of speech acts: primary, secondary, and complementary). All four proficiency levels were found to be capable in the formulation of speech acts and events, demonstrating access to certain discourse principles at all levels. Language proficiency was found to effect the way in which a speech event was realized to a greater degree than the level of formality was found to effect the way in which the speech events were realized.
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