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Repetition in Conversation: A Look at "First and Second Sayings."
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Wong, Jean – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 2000
Discusses one form of repetition found in ordinary conversation, a form where a speaker produces a first saying, and subsequent to that, a second saying within the same turn. Proposes that this particular form of repetition is used by speakers as a storytelling technique in the accomplishment of the action of resumption. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Interpersonal Communication, Language Acquisition
"You Shouldn't Have Brought Me Here!": Interaction Strategies in the Silent Period of an Inner-Directed Second Language Learner.
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Krupa-Kwiatkowski, Magdalena – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1998
A study of the "silent period" in second-language learning focused on behavior of a 6-year-old Polish child shortly after immigration, in interaction with American children, bilingual Polish-American children, and another recent English-learner. Comparing play environments allowed identification of characteristics of interaction with…
Descriptors: Child Language, Children, English (Second Language), Immigrants