Instant-message requests produced by intermediate learners (N = 60) of Italian as a second language (L2) with Austrian German as their first language (L1) were quantitatively analyzed and compared with the same speech acts performed by L1 speakers of Italian (N = 60). A cross-cultural comparison of requests in L1 Austrian German and L1 Italian was conducted firstly to verify whether any divergent trends in the two groups could be attributed to negative pragmatic transfer from the learners' L1. Cross-linguistic data were gathered through a multiple-choice questionnaire, L1 and L2 data through a discourse completion task. The analysis revealed minimal differences between L1 speakers of Italian and Austrian German in perceiving the most appropriate way to structure the request in terms of directness level and use of face-saving strategies. A substantial alignment of learners’ realizations with those of L1 speakers was found in the overall structuring of the request, except that L1 speakers exhibited a stronger tendency to apologize. As for the use of modifiers, small differences were found in the total number as well as in the preference for some types over others. The findings suggest that any effects of transfer from L1 Austrian German to L2 Italian are generally positive.

对意大利语作为第二语言 (L2)、奥地利德语作为第一语言 (L1) 的中级学习者 (N = 60) 发出的即时消息请求进行了定量分析，并与意大利语 L1 使用者 (N = 60）。首先对 L1 奥地利德语和 L1 意大利语请求进行跨文化比较，以验证两组中的任何不同趋势是否可以归因于学习者 L1 的负语用迁移。跨语言数据通过多项选择问卷收集，L1 和 L2 数据通过话语完成任务收集。分析显示，在直接程度和使用保全面子策略方面，意大利语和奥地利德语的母语使用者在感知构建请求的最合适方式方面存在微小差异。在请求的整体结构中发现学习者的认识与母语使用者的认识有很大的一致性，只是母语使用者表现出更强的道歉倾向。至于修饰符的使用，在总数以及对某些类型的偏好方面发现了微小的差异。研究结果表明，从 L1 奥地利德语转移到 L2 意大利语的任何影响通常都是积极的。