DISCOURSE ANALYSIS To truly understand what discourse analysis is‚ it is important to first understand what discourse is. There are three ways in which we can describe discourse; each of which are of equal importance: Firstly‚ discourse can be described as language beyond the level of the sentence. By this we mean that it is a type of language that extends past features such as sounds (phonetics)‚ structures (syntax) and the parts that make up words (morphology). The second description
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Defining Language Language is a method for communicating information‚ including ideas‚ thoughts‚ and emotions. Unusual Language • Bees have a little dance that tells other bees where a source of nectar can be found • Music is a universal language that often strikes the same emotion in all humans • Players in card games will use their bids as communication • Body language • Flowers Comprehension • Information can be communicated only if both the sender and receiver understand what
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Implicatures‚ in general‚ refer to meanings in utterances that are not explicitly conveyed by the speaker‚ but can be inferred by the listener (Grice‚ 1975). On the other hand‚ scalar implicatures are those that‚ on a scale of informativeness‚ act as the weaker term (some) in which its occurrence is thought to be less informative than the stronger term (all)‚ thus some = not all (Horn‚ 1972). For example‚ consider the following sentence: 1) Some professional athletes are rich. When a speaker produces
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Lesson Planning With SIOP: A Theoretical Base (Benchmark Assessment) Sandra Ramkissoon Grand Canyon University ESL-523N SEI English Language Teaching: Foundations and Methodologies October 4‚ 2012 * Abstract Over the past few decades much research has been conducted as to how second language is acquired. Many theories of second language acquisition have been formulated. This paper will compare and contrast two influential second language acquisition theories: the behaviorist theory and
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Language Development Exam 1: 10/04/11 Ch.1 & 2 (ish) and 3 &4 (Heavily) Chapter 1- Introduction to Language Development Who studies language development? -Developmental psychologists -Linguists -Neuropsychologists -Speech/language pathologists -Cognitive psychologists -Philosophers -Anthropologists Learning is a complex‚ rule-governed system that most children learn without explicit teaching. Language and Communication -Cognition- the process of sensation and experience
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Message Analysis: An Applied Understanding In his article ______ ‚ Isham argues that “[a] particular utterance […] in any given time and place conveys many different things simultaneously.” (1986‚ p. 112) In order to fully understand these various aspects and the speaker‚ one must break down any given utterance‚ and examine it piece by piece. For a successful message analysis‚ Isham suggests dividing a message into six comprehensive categories: content‚ function‚ register‚ affect
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Invisible Empire: The Power of Language and Metaphor in Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities by Sara Beth Seay Departmental Honors Thesis The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga English Project Director: Dr. Gregory O’Dea Examination Date: 5 May 2007 Dr. Craig Barrow‚ Dr. Matthew Guy‚ Dr. Robert Marlowe‚ Dr. Gregory O’Dea Examining Committee Signatures: _________________________________________________________ Project Director _________________________________________________________
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Лекции по теоретической фонетике Примерные вопросы для контроля знаний 1. Phonetics as a branch of linguistics. Phonetics and other disciplines. Applications of phonetics. 2. Branches of phonetics. 3. Aspects of the sound matter of language. 4. Components of the phonetic system of language. 5. National and regional pronunciation variants in English. 6. British and American pronunciation models. 7. Most distinctive features of BBC English and Network English. 8. The articulatory
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competence * Ability of connecting sentences * Intersentential Relationships Discourse Competence Bachman (1990) REMEMBER Locutionaryact: Performance of an utterance “It’s cold in here.” Illocutionary act: Intended meaning [The windows is open. So I should close it.] Perlocutionary act: Consequences of the utterance (whether intended or not) [Someone closes the window.] * Dialect * Register * Naturalness * Cultural References * Vocabulary * Morphology *
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classes (Fromkin‚ p.270). The rules help us to understand‚ what may appear to be irregularities in our language‚ to actually be predictable forms of speech. A non-native speaker may not be aware of these rules and thus may have difficulty with certain utterances. By being aware of these rules‚ a non-native speaker may become more native like in his/her speech. There are many phonological rules‚ but I will discuss only three of them here: assimilation rules‚ feature-addition rules and segment deletion rules
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