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Wildner-Bassett, Mary E. – IRAL, 1990
Describes the clanger phenomenon (disruption or redirection of conversation caused by an interactionally aggressive utterance), and reexamines and more closely defines it in terms of foreign language learners' needs and language use. (CB)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Interlanguage, Native Speakers, Oral Language
Peer reviewedMakoni, Sinfree Bullock – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1992
A description and analysis of domain theory is outlined and evaluated to highlight the difficulties of using domain theory as a basis for research into variability in interlanguage. (34 references) (VWL)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Interlanguage, Language Research, Language Variation
Peer reviewedKasper, Gabriele; Dahl, Merete – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1991
A review of data collection methods used in 39 studies of interlanguage pragmatics, focusing on the validity of different types of data resulting from discourse completion, role play, observation of authentic speech, and multiple approaches, concludes that caution is needed in determining the true validity of the collected data. (72 references)…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Discourse Analysis
Peer reviewedByrnes, Heidi – Foreign Language Annals, 1987
Advocates a "process" viewpoint of language use for second language proficiency testing and explores its potential for greater insights from five perspectives: text linguistics and discourse analysis; interlanguage; expectancy; negotiation and interaction; and communication strategies. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, Interlanguage, Language Proficiency
Peer reviewedSelinker, Larry; Douglas, Dan – Second Language Research, 1989
Suggests a methodology for studying second language acquisition that is concerned with gaining insight into the use, development, and possible fossilization of interlanguage in important real-life situations. Specific interest is focused on the understanding ability of the non-native speaker to use English in discussing a technical field. (65…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography, Graduate Students
Peer reviewedZobl, Helmut – Language Learning, 1989
Analysis of data derived from an earlier study of Japanese-English interlanguage shows that discourse-pragmatic markedness conditions on the subject position combine with central aspects of a configurational syntax in the generation of sentential forms, creating a module interface distinct from the native or second language. (38 references)…
Descriptors: Adults, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Peer reviewedPy, Bernard – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1986
Describes processes of facilitation involved in exolingual conversation (interactions between persons who are dynamically adjusting their respective linguistic performances) between foreign language learners and native speakers, concluding that such behavior is dynamic and creative, and incapable of being described and defined within predetermined…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Interaction
