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Structures of Discourse: Some Implications for Teachers of Aboriginal Children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

Ruth Gledhill
Ruth Gledhill*
Affiliation:
Darwin, N.T.
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Extract

The English language differs from others both in the patterns and the sociolinguistic conventions of its discourse. This paper uses forms of greeting as a specific reference as to how cross cultural communication can break down when Aboriginal people and English speakers interact.

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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , August 1994 , pp. 27 - 32
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press or the authors 1994

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