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On the Use of "Will" and "Gonna:" Toward a Description of Activity-Types for Child Language.
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Gee, Julie; Savasir, Iskender – Discourse Processes, 1985
Describes a study of the use of the terms "will" and "gonna" in the speech of two three-year-old girls. The results suggest that one of the functions of "will" and "gonna" is to impart different causal relations to the two practices of "undertaking" and "planning." (HTH)
Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, Language Research, Language Usage
Discourse Organization and Sentence Form: The Structure of Room Descriptions in Dutch.
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Ehrich, Veronika; Kosler, Charlotte – Discourse Processes, 1983
Presents an experimental approach to the linguistic analysis of discourse organization. (FL)
Descriptors: Adults, Discourse Analysis, Dutch, Language Research