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Applied Linguistics 1998 19(2):157-182; doi:10.1093/applin/19.2.157
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Effect of Rejoinders in Production Questionnaires

BILL JOHNSTON1, GABRIELE KASPER2 and STEVEN ROSS3

1Indiana University
2University of Hawai'i at Manoa
3Kwansei Gakuin University

Validation of data collection instruments must be a primary research concern in any subfield of applied linguistics Such concerns are particularly urgent when the collected material is inherently context-sensitive In interlanguage pragmatics research, the most frequently used instrument for data collection is some form of production questionnaire (PQ) While some studies have been conducted on the validity of PQs as compared to authentic and other types of elicited data, little is known on the effect of different PQ formats

This study investigates the effect of three types of rejoinder—positive, negative, or absent—on non-native and native informants' choices of strategies to perform complaints, requests, and apologies Results show that strategy choice is differentially affected by rejoinder type This suggests that findings from studies using different PQ formats may not be comparable, and that different data types and further validation studies are strongly needed


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