Argues that James L. Kinneavy's theory of discourse proposes standard written forms that do not exist in the abstract and absolute sense implied by the theory. Examines his discussions of the four aims and of the theoretical construct at the heart of his theory, arguing that it cannot serve adequately as a foundation principle for a theory of…

Introduces the notion of a "discourse world," that is, a set of elements against the background of which a unit of talk makes sense, and claims that several discourse worlds coexist in classroom discourse. The notion is interpreted in terms of frame theory and applied to classroom language learning. (SED)

Criticizes traditional discourse analysis and suggests some new ideas for describing and analyzing classroom interaction. Emphasizes the importance of the study of turn-taking and looks at the roles of teachers and learners. The uses of "repair" and correction are compared in a study of classroom communication and communication outside…

Discusses the character of Claudius in "Hamlet" to determine the character's sincerity. (DF)

Examines a selection of papers from the "British Medical Journal" to determine how, why, and where the subjective element (as distinguished from objective statements of accepted fact) is introduced in three categories of articles. Makes recommendations from findings to be considered in syllabus design for English for science and…

Describes a class project in which students solicited the opinions of famous and important people concerning the issue of nuclear war. The project taught students the process of inquiry and critical thinking. (HTH)

Presents an outline of the textual and the ethnomethodological approaches to the analysis of discourse processing in second language learning and discusses their major strengths and weaknesses. Looks at the implications for English as a second language research, theory, and practice. Suggests that classroom discourse analysis should be encouraged.…

Presents 11 of the more that 50 women whose works are known from the Elizabethan Age. (CRH)

Presents a brief introduction to study of rhetorical structures in everyday English use. Emphasizes typical structures in texts and the words that signal and mediate between major types of information. The basic theoretical concepts are studied first, followed by detailed analysis of structure, word choice, and style. These concepts are applied to…

Discusses focusing, the manner in which speakers center attention on a particular element of discourse, and describes a process model of focusing that specifies what syntactic, semantic, and world knowledge constraints are needed for a hearer to track a speaker's focus in a discourse. (FL)

Examines the narrative story structure of a short American Sign Language narrative using stylistic analysis plus the structure of pausing in the narrative. (FL)

The discourse interaction between adult and child was examined in terms of the content of their utterances, and the linguistic and contextual relations between their messages, in order to investigate how children use the information from adults' input sentences to form contingent responses. (Author/BW)

Outlines, in a satirical expose, the lack of conclusive evidence on the effects of the utterance, "Please pass the salt." (MH)

This paper examines various ways in which communication between patient and doctor can fail, and suggests a framework that will enable researchers to distinguish and analyze the factors involved in the success or failure of verbal communication. (CHK)

This article presents findings from a qualitative arts-based research project that took place in a fourth-grade classroom over the period of one school year. The article examines the impact of storytelling on children's self concept. In addition, it discusses how storytelling helped children process their social experiences in school. The study…