COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGIES

Question 1

systematic technique employed by speakers to express their meaning when faced with a language problem or difficulty. Plans, ways, means of sharing information which are adopted to achieve a particular social, political, psychological, or linguistic purpose

Answer 1

Communicative Strategy

Question 2

attempts by participants in a communication activity, but mainly by the speaker to express his or her ideas in a way that minimizes communication breakdown

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Communicative Strategy

Question 3

presents a particular topic clearly, truthfully, and saying only what is relevant

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nomination

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allows the audience to tune in to the topic, recall background information they have about it

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nomination

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constrains the response or reaction within a set of categories

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restriction

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restricts the topic of discussion to make it specific enough to be manageable

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restriction

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recognizes when and how to speak because it is one’s turn

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turn-taking

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involves changing from one speaker to another and needs to be sensitive to signals that show when they can speak

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turn-taking

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keeps the interaction going by asking questions and eliciting a response

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topic control

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should focus on the topic without straying into other discussions

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topic control

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introduces a new topic followed by the continuation of that topic

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topic shifting

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must be done smoothly by using known expressions that signal a change of topic

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topic shifting

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overcomes communication breakdown to send more comprehensible messages

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repair

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rephrases or repeats the words or message to be understood

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repair

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uses verbal and nonverbal signals to end the interaction

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termination

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it is used to end a conversation

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termination

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What are the major communicative strategies?

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nomination
restriction
turn-taking
topic shifting
topic control
repair
termination

Question 18

leaving the message unfinished because of language difficulties

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message abandonment

Question 19

not talking about the concepts that are difficult for you to express

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topic avoidance

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describing or paraphrasing the target object or action

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circumlocution

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using an alternative term to express the meaning of the target word as closely as possible

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approximation

Question 22

“thingy”, “what, “amu na”, “ni ano si ano”

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use of all-purpose words

Question 23

Creating a new English word based on what you know of the way English works,
* “Na Bea Alonzo ka na ba bes?
* “Minarcos”
* “-Dawn Zulueta mo ko”

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word coinage

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miming, doing gestures, making facial expressions, imitating sound to express what you want

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use of nonverbal means

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Translating a word or an idiom from the mother tongue to English using the structure of the first language. * E.g. Verb-Subject-Object

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literal translation

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Using the word in the native language but pronounce it like English

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foreignizing

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using native word or expression for the English term that expresses the meaning you want

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code switching or code mixing

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asking for help when one does not know or forget some words, structures, or idioms

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appeal for help

Question 29

using of filling words to gain time to think

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use of fillers or hesitation devices

Question 30

All communicative strategies

Answer 30

nomination restriction turn-taking topic shifting topic control repair termination message abandonment topic avoidance circumlocution approximation use of all-purpose words word coinage use of nonverbal means literal translation foreignizing code switching or code mixing appeal for help use of fillers or hesitation devices