The grammar we use often depends on who we are talking to.
- True
- False
If I say "It's very warm in here." I am probably ...
- ... asking for a window to be opened or the heating turned down.
- ... informing you of the temperature.
- ... suggesting we leave.
If I want you to do something for me, I can:
- give you a direct order.
- tell you about my situation
- explain a problem
- Any of these things
Learners need to know the relationship between speakers because:
- it will affect how polite people need to be
- it can change the meaning of what people say
- it can make the grammar wrong
Adjacency pairs are:
- words that occur together
- functions that occur together
- sentences that occur together