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On the Dual Nature of the Functional Discourse Grammar Model: Context, the Language System/Language Use Distinction, and Indexical Reference in Discourse
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Cornish, Francis – Language Sciences, 2013
The Functional Discourse Grammar model has a twofold objective: on the one hand, to provide a descriptively, psychologically and pragmatically adequate account of the forms made available by a typologically diverse range of languages; and on the other, to provide a model of language which is set up to reflect, at one remove, certain of the stages…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Grammar, Models, Language Usage
Are There Necessary Conditions for Inducing a Sense of Sarcastic Irony?
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Campbell, John D.; Katz, Albert N. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This article investigates the contextual components utilized to convey sarcastic verbal irony, testing whether theoretical components deemed as necessary for creating a sense of irony are, in fact, necessary. A novel task was employed: Given a set of statements that out of context were not rated as sarcastic, participants were instructed to either…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Language Usage, Context Effect, Verbal Communication
Diverse Multilingual Researchers Contribute Language Acquisition Components to an Integrated Model of Education
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Hobbs, Robert Dean – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2012
Evidence-based outcomes in the literature have caused adjustments in neuro-psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives that indicate a need for a current model of education. Implications from research suggest the new model of education should use a multilingual framework: L3 enhances and reinforces L2 and L1, if L2 and L1 are supported. The…
Descriptors: Evidence, Grounded Theory, Multilingualism, Researchers
Context Effects and the Processing of Spoken Homophones.
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Li, Ping; Yip, Michael C. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1998
Examines the role of context effects in the processing of homophones in Chinese and Chinese-English bilingual speech. Finds that prior sentence context has an early effect on the disambiguation of various homophone meanings in both monolingual and bilingual situations. Accounts for results by interactive activation models of lexical processing.…
Descriptors: Chinese, Context Effect, Language Processing, Language Research
Literacy Paradigms and Language Research Methodology.
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Myers, Jamie – 1988
Differing views on how meaning in a literacy event is formed have a large impact upon literacy instruction and language research. Teaching and research are often conducted without considering who is in charge of meanings. Yet the answer to this question establishes an interpretive frame that creates the questions, methods, and findings in language…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Higher Education, Language Research, Literacy
Connectionism: Explanation or Implementation?
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Fantuzzi, Cheryl – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1992
Discusses the role connectionism plays in the development of cognitive theories and in the explanation of linguistic phenomena inherent in second language acquisition (SLA). Presents a critical look at some existing connectionist models of language functions with a focus on the need for a general cognitive model of SLA that integrates research in…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Context Effect, Educational Environment