Discourse Structure of Direction Giving: Effects of Native/Nonnative Speaker Status and Gender.

Pearson, Bethyl A; Lee, K. Samuel

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Publication Date: 1992

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Discourse Structure of Direction Giving: Effects of Native/Nonnative Speaker Status and Gender.

Pearson, Bethyl A; Lee, K. Samuel

TESOL Quarterly, v26 n1 p113-27 Spr 1992

A test on the effects of native/nonnative (NS/NNS) English-speaker status and gender on the structure of directions issued by native speakers of English is reported. It confirms that direction giving is highly conventionalized and that NS/NNS status and gender systematically influence a small range of linguistic choices. (24 references) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Native Speakers, Sex Differences, Social Status, Sociolinguistics, Statistical Analysis

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Language: English

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