LING 3P90 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Dorset Culture, Dependent Clause
15 Jan 2016
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Deictics: linguistic elements that must be interpreted from the perspective of. Register: the style of language one uses when they talk based on the situation, convo partner, etc. Interlanguage: pattern of language use; a combination of the l1 and l2 rules, plus ad hoc rules from neither or both languages. Code switching: shifting from one language to another within and/or across different utterances. Channel availability: less communication success when they don"t visually share the communication environment with their listener. Referential communication: ability of a speaker to select and verbally identify the attributes of an entity in such a way that the listener can identify the entity accurately. Presuppositional skills: a speakers assumptions about both the context and the listeners knowledge that in turn influence the speakers utterances. Reference: linguistic device used continuously in conversation to keep info flowing and to designate new and old info especially if the entity position and are.
