Discourse Analysis in Second Language Signing Assessment: Sign Language Proficiency Interviews

The Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) was modeled on the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in the 1980s in North America and has been adapted for various national signed languages. To date, there has been no published analysis of interview discourse in the SLPI. This chapter examines accommodative question strategies used by deaf interviewers in New Zealand SLPI interviews. Findings reveal that interviewers use interlocutor support strategies that parallel accommodative question types described for OPI interviews and features of spontaneous interaction between fluent and novice signers. Sixty-six percent of questions had accommodative features, which were more frequent with lower proficiency candidates. Evidence of interviewer “helping” strategies is useful for training interviewers and refining the construct of the SLPI.

Question formation strategies in Kunuz Nubian

This is an analytical and descriptive study that is based on a general theoretical framework which can be characterized as “basic linguistic theory”. It aims to study Kunuz Nubian interrogative pronouns and question markers. Previous studies failed to pay adequate attention to these features. It is an attempt to characterize the strategies used in question formation and to identify the question markers. I argue that the question markers in this Nubian dialect fall into three sets: (a) the set of question markers -yaa, -naa, and -waa are used with sentences (non-copular construction) involving the neural marker -r-. (b) the set of questions markers that are used if the neural marker –r- is in a copular construction: -yaa, -re, -waa. (c) another set of question markers are attached to a declarative sentence in which the verb or copular verb is accompanied with the past tense morpheme. The study has also provided a list of interrogative pronouns that can occur with or without the question markers. Moreover, it has been shown that both compound and complex sentences are turned into interrogatives via the same question strategies used in simple sentences.

RHETORIC STRATEGY IN CLASSROOM DISCUSSION

This article aims to describe the pattern of question strategies and strategies for answering in class discussion activities. The documentation technique is used in collecting data sourced from verbal data, namely the speech of students who present the role as presenters and discussion participants, and lecturers who respond to the results of the discussion. The results of the analysis show that there is a pattern of rhetorical strategies generated in the speech of students in class discussion presentations. The pattern includes question strategies and answer strategies. In the question strategy in class discussion there are four formulas, among others; (1) description + question + marriage - is there in the speech of the audience and questioner ,(2) description + question + explanation is in the lecturer speech, (3) question + description is in the questioner's speech, (4) question + explanation + question is in the speech questioner. Whereas in the strategy of answering in class discussions there are two strategies found, among others; (1) the directanswerstrategy is found in the answering speech and (2) the indirectanswerstrategy is found in the answering speech.

JUDICIAL COMPLEX STRATEGIES IN HUNGARIAN COURTROOMINTERROGATION

Taking into consideration the characteristics of the Hungarian culture, language and legal system, this paper aims to study complex interrogation strategies used by Hungarian judges. This research is based on my corpus consisting of 10 Hungarian criminal trials recorded by a voice recorder, and written notes from direct observations. The analysis has a complex nature, since it relies on the results of (1) linguistics, because the main goal is to present effective interrogation strategies (2) law, because it is crucial to start the research with understanding the function of the discourse type being analysed:the question strategies are intrinsically connected to the institutional role and the legal system by nature, and (3) psychology has also a great role in the investigation of interrogation in two main aspects: the testimony is based on memories and interrogation has an interpersonal part which should not be omitted in discovering the effective question strategies. This research offers rare data to the courtroom interrogation strategies and the results may also have a significant role in legal practice.

Being well and wellbeing: better understanding of patient priorities in primary care

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTIONAchieving desired health outcomes in primary care can be challenging because of dissonance between the theory and reality of medicine, inadequate understanding of patient perspectives and priorities regarding wellness, wellbeing and goals of treatment, and under-emphasis of the concept of whole-person care in the doctor–patient relationship. ASSESSMENT OF PROBLEMSAnticipated dissonance in the doctor–patient relationship was explored using a self-designed audit, which also functioned as an educational and engagement tool. Over a 12-month period, 282 adult patients (aged 24–94 years) provided responses to a question asking them to describe their best day in the context of their current health status. These responses were then entered into the Classifications field of the practice’s patient management system. RESULTS OF ASSESSMENTMost respondents appreciated the opportunity, with a small number commenting on the challenging nature of the question. STRATEGIES FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTEntering audit findings into the patient’s clinical record in a format accessible to all clinical staff enables increased opportunity for patients to be valued and engaged with. Goal setting and therapeutic choices can be made in the light of a better understanding of what matters most to the patient. LESSONS AND MESSAGESThis project provided valuable and, at times surprising, information to clinical consultations that had not previously been obtained from or offered by patients. Such information requires an intentional, engaged and collaborative interaction with the patient, and enhances patient-centric consultations with a focus on whole-person care and wellness in the journey to therapeutic goals and health outcomes.

Question Strategies and Hierarchies of Grammatical Relations in Kinyarwanda

Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society (1981), pp. 166-177

Respon Terhadap Pujian Menggunakan Continuum Hypothesis (Studi Kasus: Mahasiswa Linguistik Program Pascasarjana Universitas Diponegoro)

Compliment respond is an interesting topic to discuss for researchers in many parts of the world. This happened because different areas have different ways of responding. This article will discuss compliment responds using Continuum Hypothesis which was identified from 13 compliment responds of Diponegoro University postgraduate students. Questionaires were distributed to 13 students and then the researcher identified the data quantitatively and qualitatively. The results found not only 13 responds using Continuum Hypothesis strategies for replying compliments furthermore 10 responds of situation also formed new compliment strategies such as Joke, Suspicious, and Explanation followed by question strategies.