ACLCHU174
Elaborations
- observing interactions and identifying examples of how language is adapted as the roles and positions of participants are established, for example, moving to more formal language once a participant is identified as a person of authority
- reading texts such as 《人民日报》, and identifying words and phrases used to establish authority, objectivity and the purpose of interaction
- noticing and describing differences in accent and dialect when listening to Chinese speakers from diverse regions
- exploring the use of l as a lingua franca in Chinese-speaking communities, and identifying terms used in different regions to express a similar idea, for example, 普通话versus l versus 高手
- interpreting the relationships of participants in a spoken interaction by observing word choices and gestures, for example examining what titles are used for individuals in Chinese (for example, 老张 / 张校长/张小明)
- comparing 褒义词，贬义词 and 中性词 and the contexts they are used in, for example, the differences between 聪明 and 滑头