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Yemelyanova, Olena – Advanced Education, 2019
The article deals with the analysis of the addressee's factor foregrounding in the limerick discourse. The study demonstrates that the limerick discourse is characterised by an addresser-writer's and an addressee-reader/listener's reciprocality via idiosyncratic protagonists portrayed by an addresser-writer. A limerick presents a laconic…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Language Styles, Stereotypes, Humor
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Nippold, Marilyn A. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2000
Aspects of language that develop during the adolescent years are discussed in the domains of pragmatics, syntax, and semantics. Selected topics include complex conversational behaviors that adolescents employ, syntactic attainments associated with persuasive writing; and the understanding of proverbs and figurative expressions. Relevant…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Figurative Language