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Streeck, Jurgen – Discourse Processes, 1980
Outlines some problems that emerged when speech act theory was applied to the analysis of natural discourse, traces these problems to basic flaws or misconceptions in J. R. Searle's theory, and proposes an alternative view of speech acts within the complex organization of discourse processes. (FL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Discourse Analysis, Interaction Process Analysis
Wilkinson, Louise Cherry; And Others – 1979
A pilot study was conducted as part of a larger sociological investigation of small group interaction. Specifically, the study dealt with communication in three first-grade advanced reading groups, each composed of 15 children, and focused on two types of requests: those for action and those for information. Student interactions were audio- and…
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 18 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: some effects of nonstandard English in counseling; the status of speech instruction in Iowa high schools; communications analyses of a university and a public…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Assertiveness, Bibliotherapy, Black Institutions