Making Implicit Knowledge Explicit: A Review of Four Theories Analyzing Language by Function.

Staab, Claire F.

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ERIC Number: EJ282873

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983-Apr

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Making Implicit Knowledge Explicit: A Review of Four Theories Analyzing Language by Function.

Staab, Claire F.

Language Sciences, v5 n1 p21-35 Apr 1983

Reviews and synthesizes speech act analysis (Austin and Searles), politeness phenomena (Brown and Levinson), rules affecting speaking (Hymes), and activity analysis (Wittgenstein). Advances the notion that the theories are complementary rather than contradictory. (EKN)

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Patterns, Language Processing, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Sociolinguistics, Speech Acts, Speech Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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