Monday, April 21, 2008
Semantics
I was just wondering where utterances like ummm, yea sure, sure and OK would go on the phase sheet. I'm not quite sure and any help would be greatly appreciated. Also, when a child says no to something that is considered to be rejection correct? Or does it have to be something in particular?
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Also, does very utterance fit one of the defintions or will some of them not fit any? I guess what I'm trying to say is, will every utterance have a place and can they fit more than one or just one defintion.
Check out that box in the book. . . fillers such as ummm are not counted. Yes, you can count an answer, "Yeah" as an utterance FOR THIS PROJECT. . . you need 100.
However, depending upon if you're analyzing for form or content will depend on how you would classify it.
If you are doing FORM. . . then, no, it does not fit into transitive, intransitive or equative. These are determined by the VERB in the sentence.
If you are doing semantics look at what the child MEANS. If it is a NO, is he rejecting something? Denying?
Hope this helps.
I have an utterance on my transcription that I feel I can put under two definitions. Do I just choose one or do I put them under both? Also, what would "Yeah" be considered? I cannot figure it out.
It is affirming something - is the child affirming that there is the existence of something? We have not gone into depth with this. So, for yeah (which is not REALLY an utterance but you can count it as such for this project) you do not have to put it in a category.
Sorry but I have another question :-( There are a few clauses here and there that I cannot fit into a definition on the sheet. For example a couple of them are "Can I have drink?" and "I thirsty". Do we have to put every single clause under a definition?
For semantics - yes you do unless it is a question or a one word utterance such as, "yeah" that you truly feel is not communicating one of those meanings.
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