%0 Journal Article %A Guillot, Marie-Noƫlle %T Interruption in advanced learner French: Issues of pragmatic discrimination %D 2009 %J Languages in Contrast %V 9 %N 1 %P 98-123 %@ 1387-6759 %R https://doi.org/10.1075/lic.9.1.06gui %K learner language %K pragmatic adaptations %K English/French %K cross-cultural variations %K interruption %I John Benjamins %X This exploratory study focuses on interruption as a feature of conversational management in multi-participant talk in advanced L2 French, based on a comparison with L1 French and English. It has two overall objectives: to consider pragmatic adaptations in L2 French from the point of view of interactional pressures, and to assess cross-cultural differences in the management of talk from the standpoint of learners. It is thus at the interface between interlanguage and cross-cultural pragmatics research. The analysis highlights tensions between pragmatic and processing demands in the learner data, resulting in limited pragmatic discrimination, differential adaptations to native French practices and possible stereotyping. %U https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/lic.9.1.06gui