The book is a much-needed perspective into an understanding of pragmatics as a multilingual endeavor in which speaking more than one language is seen as an asset. It contributes to the existing knowledge of pragmatic learning in instructional contexts and shows how writing tasks can be an effective pedagogic tool for the development of L2 pragmatic learning. * Marta González-Lloret, University of Hawaii, USA * This volume is an outstanding contribution to the study of pragmatics and discourse and it clearly goes beyond current approaches. The in-depth analysis of students writings in three languages provides illuminating and unique insights in the study of pragmatic markers. The powerful evidence presented here shows how learners use pragmatic resources from their whole linguistic repertoire. * Jasone Cenoz, University of the Basque Country, Spain * [ This book] delineates a timely and much-needed study that examines the pragmatic transfer observed in the argumentative essays of Catalan-Spanish bilingual learners of English. The monograph makes an important contribution to our understanding of the dynamic and complex process of composing in multiple languages. Of particular importance of Martin-Lagunas work is the multilingual instructional context in which the study is situated. * Undarmaa Maamuujav, Sociolinguistic Studies, Vol. 16, No 2-3 * This monograph provides provocative insights for final-year undergraduates,
postgraduate students, researchers, teachers, and policymakers who are interested in SLA, pragmatics, and
discourse analysis in a multilingual classroom context. -- Ali Derakhshan, Golestan University, Iran * Journal of Pragmatics 168 (2020) *
