Discourse Patterns in First Language Use at Hcme and Second Language Learning at School: an Ethnographic Approach

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The number of disjunctive and tag questions is negligible:

Table 5.10

Form of Adults' Requests for Information and Explanation

Form of Requests                                Io.          %

Totals                                          510       100.0

As for the Information Value, almost all are Real Questions, where the
information is not known by the questioner, with few Rhetorical Questions
(information is known by both speakers) and Test Questions (information
is known by the questioner). This is expected, because children often
possess information needed by adults:

Table 5.11

Information Value of Adults' Requests for Information and Explanation

Type of Questions                               Io.          %

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