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'It Is Natural for Everyone to Speak Their Language'. "Lingua receptiva" in the Polish-Czech Borderland -- A Sociolinguistic Approach
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Nieporowski, Piotr; Steciag, Magdalena; Zábranský, Lukáš – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2023
The following article attempts to characterise the current changes in the communication of people living in the area of Polish-Czech borderland based on the results of the study conducted in 2018 and 2019. The aim is to determine the dominant mode of supranational communication, as well as the reason behind its prevalence by analysing the language…
Descriptors: Polish, Slavic Languages, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Fallacies in the Coordinated Management of Meaning: A Philosophy of Language Critique of the Hierarchical Organization of Coherent Conversation and Related Theory.
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Brenders, David A. – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1987
Analyzes W. Barnett Pearce's "Coordinated Management of Meaning" theory--finding philosophical flaws and equivocations inherent in the model proposed within the theory. Argues that by making all the terms of their hierarchy conform to the notion of "episodic" communication, Pearce reintroduces basic errors about the nature of…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Interpersonal Communication, Language Attitudes, Linguistics
Intelligibility and World Englishes in the Classroom.
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Nelson, Cecil L. – World Englishes, 1995
Discusses the evolution of what is meant by "good" English in the classroom, arguing that the overall model of English that is presented to students, and by which their English is evaluated, ought to be considered in pragmatic rather than a priori terms. (19 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Definitions, Educational Attitudes, English (Second Language)