Direct speech: What's it doing in non-narrative discourse?

Baynham, Mike

doi:10.1016/0378-2166(94)00074-3

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“…Carter (1998) compares real data from the Cambridge and Nottingham Corpus of Discourse in English (CANCODE) with dialogues from textbooks and finds that they lack core spoken language features such as discourse markers, vague language, ellipsis and hedges. Kettermann (1995) highlights the mismatch between actual language use and the prescription in pedagogical grammars that reported speech involves the 'backshift rule' for tenses in the reported speech constructions (see also Baynham 1991Baynham , 1996McCarthy, 1998). Hughes and McCarthy (1998) look at the use of past perfect verb forms and find that across a wide range of speakers in CANCODE, the past perfect has a broader and more complex function in spoken discourse than hitherto described.…”

Section: Corpus Linguistics and Language Teachingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Language Corpora in Initial Teacher Education: Pedagogic Issues and Practical Applications

O’Keeffe¹,

Farr²

2003

TESOL Quarterly

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The vast increase in the number of corpus‐based materials, such as dictionaries and grammars, attests to the importance of corpus linguistics to English language description. Developments are also evident in the use of corpora in the classroom in data‐driven learning (Johns, 1991). These rapid developments in the use of language‐related technology have not been matched by updated practices in teacher education. This article makes a case for the inclusion of corpus linguistics in initial language teacher education to enhance teachers' research skills and language awareness. The authors offer examples of corpus‐based tasks for increasing students' understanding of word classes, register‐related grammatical choices, and socioculturally conditioned grammatical choices. Practical considerations for the integration of language corpora in a teacher education program are outlined.

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Section: Corpus Linguistics and Language Teachingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Language Corpora in Initial Teacher Education: Pedagogic Issues and Practical Applications

O’Keeffe¹,

Farr²

2003

TESOL Quarterly

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“…Tannen (1989) explores the conversational functions of reported speech in oral communication. Baynham (1996) suggests us to study reported speech in a specific discourse or context. Collins (2001) regards reported speech as a category of discourse analysis which requires reference to the larger discourse.…”

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On Implicit Mode of Speech Reporting in Chinese Advertisements

Jian-wu¹

2011

JLTR

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Abstract-The use of reported speech is a very important aspect of persuasion in advertisements. This paper is intended to analyze how implicit mode of reported speech is employed in the sale or marketing of products. It is argued that reported speeches in advertisements are shaped by the interplay of linguistic and non-linguistic knowledge, and their meaning can be best accounted for in the framework of knowledge-for-use. The analysis of Chinese advertisements has proved how useful implicit reporting is in enhancing persuasiveness in advertising.

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“…DRS is often considered to be a faithful reproduction of the content and form of original utterances, whereas IRS renders its content, namely its propositional meaning, thus involving interpretive work (e.g. Voloshinov 1978;Coulmas 1985;Baynham 1996). As such, DRS is considered to be a more effective means of making factual claims and presenting evidence (Li 1986;Clark & Gerrig 1990).…”

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Interpreting reported speech in witnesses’ evidence

Lee

2010

INTP

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Drawing on the discourse of interpreter-mediated examinations of Koreanspeaking witnesses in an Australian courtroom, this paper explores court interpreters' renditions of reported speech contained in witnesses' evidence. Direct reported speech is generally preferred in the courtroom because of the evidentiary rule against the admission of hearsay. However, Korean-speaking witnesses who are not familiar with this rule and with the discursive practices of the court tend to use indirect reported speech. This paper examines how Koreans' general preference for indirect reported speech is handled by court interpreters. The findings suggest that the tendency among Korean interpreters to convert indirect into direct reported speech in English renditions may have implications for the accuracy of interpreted evidence.

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Direct speech: What's it doing in non-narrative discourse?

Cited by 123 publications

References 5 publications

Using Language Corpora in Initial Teacher Education: Pedagogic Issues and Practical Applications

Using Language Corpora in Initial Teacher Education: Pedagogic Issues and Practical Applications

On Implicit Mode of Speech Reporting in Chinese Advertisements

Interpreting reported speech in witnesses’ evidence

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