Discourse and Negotiation of Meaning in Communicative Language Teaching.

Melrose, Robin; Melrose, Susan F.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Discourse and Negotiation of Meaning in Communicative Language Teaching.

Melrose, Robin; Melrose, Susan F.

IRAL, v27 n1 p41-52 Feb 1989

Discusses the relationship between communicative function and grammar, and the relationship between initiation and discourse. Using a systemic functional framework, a model is set up with with three planes (semiotic, discourse, and language/paralanguage) and two linguistic levels (grammar and phonology) to demonstrate how situation, communicative function, and grammar can be linked. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Discourse Analysis, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Processing, Models, Oral Language, Paralinguistics, Phonology, Second Language Instruction, Semiotics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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