Situational Variation in English.

Littlewood, William T.

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ERIC Number: EJ240667

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981-Jan

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Situational Variation in English.

Littlewood, William T.

English Language Teaching Journal, v35 n2 p97-100 Jan 1981

Presents data which shows, in a systematic and objective way, how the same speaker can express the same meaning in a variety of ways depending upon the social situation. Such data offer the teacher of English a basis for discussing some of the linguistic features involved in this variation. (Author/PJM)

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, English Instruction, Language Usage, Postsecondary Education, Pragmatics, Sociolinguistics, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - General

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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