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ERIC Number: EJ534200
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0802-6106
Control from the Background: A Study of Information Structure in Native and Non-Native Discourse.
Bulow-Moller, Anne Marie
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, v6 n1 p21-42 1996
Argues that "information structure management" is an important and problematic part of the competence sought by nonnative speakers, particularly for goal-related discourse types where clarity and argumentative power play a role. Simulated negotiation material is used to demonstrate how certain nonnative structures hamper the communication process as nonnative speakers experience difficulties in condensing given information. (72 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communicative Competence (Languages), Contrastive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Listening Comprehension, Native Speakers, Nouns, Persuasive Discourse, Phrase Structure, Simulation, Speech Communication
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Danish People; Nonnative Speakers