Lexis and Semantics in Classrooms: Sinclair and Coulthard Flashcards
Who studied Lexis and Semantics in the classroom and what year?
Sinclair and Coulthard, 1977
How many main functions did teachers language have according to Sinclair and Coulthard?
3
What were the 3 main functions of language for teachers?
Informative, Directive, Elicitation
What is the teacher attempting to do according to Sinclair and Coulthard with the talking functions of Directive and Elicitation?
Attempting to assert dominance
How many different sub-classes of Directives are there?
3
What are the 3 sub-classes of Directives called?
Imperatives, Declaratives, Interrogatives
Give an example of an Informative sentence?
“The capital of England is London”
Give an example of a Directive sentence?
“I want you to find London on this map”
Give an example of an Elicitation sentence?
“What’s the capital of England?””
Give an example of a Declarative Sentence?
“I would like you to turn to page 56”
Give an example of an Interrogative sentence? (The sentence ends in a question mark)
“Could you turn to page 56?”
Give an example of an Imperative Sentence?
“Turn to page 56”
What other main speaking function was focussed on by Sinclair and Coulthard? What does it follow?
Elicitation, which follows the IRF Structure
What is the IRF Structure?
Initiation, Response, Feedback Structure
Give an IRF example which each section of the IRF
Initiation: “Whats the capital of England?” Response: “London” Feedback: “Good”