Level 3: ADVANCE
Advance your comprehension!
After determining the shifts in communication which occurred in the
conversation, look closer to the language forms. Have you noticed how those
shifts affect the forms of the language? Use the table below to note your
observations as shift happens in the conversation. An example is given for you.
Shifts
occurred
from -to
Speech Styles
Speech Context
Formal to
informal
Interpersonal to
intrapersonal
Observations
Formal- complete and
formal words
Informal- slang and
contracted words
Interpersonal this refers to
communication between and
among people and
establishes personal
relationship between and
among them.
Intrapersonal- this
communication happens
within oneself
Speech Act
Locutionary to
illocutionary
Examples
Formal- come on
Informal- c’mon
Intrapersonal- You
spent the night thinking
and analyzing why a
student from the other
class talked to you on
the way home and you
decided it probably
meant nothing
Interpersonalcommunication between
a son and his father
illocutionary act refers to the Locutionary - the baby
use of a sentence to express is crying
an attitude with a certain
function or "force”
Illocutionary- Go!
Locutionary- locutionary act
is the act of making a
meaningful utterance
Communicative
Strategy
Restriction,
Nomination,
Topic Control,
Topic Shifting,
Turn-taking,
Termination and
Repair
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Restriction refers to
controlled
conversation, speech,
or communication.
Restriction refers to
controlled
conversation, speech,
or communication.
Topic Control refers
to acceptance or
development of a
certain topic.
Topic Shifting refers
to introduction of a
new topic in
connection to the
current topic.
Turn-taking refers to
turn-based
communication
Termination refers to
the initiation of an
end to a
conversation.
Repair refers to the
assessment of a
speaker in addressing
a conflict within the
communication and
addressing the
situation.
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Class report on a
certain topic,
and you are the
presenter.
Class report on a
certain topic,
and you are the
presenter.
Class report on a
certain topic,
and you are the
presenter.
Class report on a
certain topic,
and you are the
presenter.
Class report on a
certain topic,
and you are the
presenter.
Class report on a
certain topic,
and you are the
presenter.
Class report on a
certain topic,
and you are the
presenter.