Narrative, Discourse, and Later Language Development

Question 1

what is discourse?

Answer 1

how we tie sentences together

principles that constrain order and organization

Question 2

4 major types of discourse

Answer 2

1) conversation
2) narrative
3) expository (informational)
4) persuasive

Question 3

structural knowledge

Answer 3

knowledge of the components of a narrative, the order of how to tell things

Question 4

linguistic knowledge

Answer 4

semantic and syntactic knowledge-how complex, explicit, and cohesive

Question 5

pragmatic knowledge

Answer 5

how to adjust narrative based on what you think the audience already knows or doesn’t know

Question 6

narratives depend on…

Answer 6

structural, linguistic, and pragmatic knowledge

Question 7

story grammar analysis

Answer 7

refers to plot

1) setting
2) initiating event
3) problem
4) resolution
5) consequences

Question 8

high point analysis

Answer 8

events build to a high point (emotional venter of narrative)

briefly suspend events and evaluate them

resolution

Question 9

Asian narrative culture

Answer 9

quietness is valued

Question 10

Caucasian American narrative culture

Answer 10

topic-centered narratives

Question 11

African American narrative culture

Answer 11

topic-associated narrative

Question 12

what is cohesion?

Answer 12

dependent on a child’s presuppositions and shared reference with the audience

Question 13

presupposition

Answer 13

assumptions of shared knowledge

Question 14

methods of eliciting narratives

Answer 14

wordless picture books, acting out events in a video or story, danger experiences (tell me what happened!)