{"id":690,"date":"2017-09-09T13:28:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T12:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/ndhs\/?p=690"},"modified":"2017-09-09T13:28:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-09T12:28:14","slug":"s2-english-language-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/ndhs\/2017\/09\/09\/s2-english-language-research\/","title":{"rendered":"S2 English Language Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

S2 pupils undertook a sociolinguistic project researching the use of \u2018like\u2019 as a discourse marker and a quotative in natural conversations.<\/p>\n

A discourse marker (\u2018filler\u2019) is a word or phrase that is added to a sentence but doesn\u2019t change the overall meaning of the sentence e.g. \u2018well\u2019<\/em>, \u2018you know what I mean?<\/em>\u2019, \u2018okay\u2019<\/em>, and \u2018like\u2019<\/em>. \u00a0A quotative is a word used to mark quoted speech. E.g. \u201c\u2026and then he was like, \u2018you’ll need to have your work tomorrow\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Before our research pupils felt \u2013 in line with common perception \u2013 that the discourse marker \u2018like\u2019 and the quotative \u2018to be like\u2019 were examples of \u2018bad English\u2019; pointing to the seemingly random nature of its use and its lack of an apparent function in conversation. Another common assumption was that it is used mainly by younger, female speakers.<\/p>\n

S2 pupils gathered data from conversations, transcribing it and analysing it in order to answer these questions:<\/p>\n

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  1. What is the most common function of \u2018like\u2019?<\/li>\n
  2. Do younger or older speakers use \u2018like\u2019 more?<\/li>\n
  3. Do more males or females use \u2018like\u2019?<\/li>\n
  4. Do native or non-native English speakers use \u2018like\u2019 more?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Pupils had the opportunity to develop their numeracy as well as research and enquiry-based skills throughout the learning process. The research was written up as individual dissertations and as a poster presentation.<\/p>\n

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    S2 pupils undertook a sociolinguistic project researching the use of \u2018like\u2019 as a discourse marker and a quotative in natural conversations. A discourse marker (\u2018filler\u2019) is a word or phrase that is added to a sentence but doesn\u2019t change the overall meaning of the sentence e.g. \u2018well\u2019, \u2018you know what I mean?\u2019, \u2018okay\u2019, and \u2018like\u2019. … <\/p>\n

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