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Frances Christie, Classroom discourse analysis: A functional perspective. London: Continuum, 2002. Pp. 206. Hb $115.00.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2004

Mary J. Schleppegrell
Mary J. Schleppegrell
Affiliation:
Linguistics Department, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, mjschleppegrell@ucdavis.edu
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The analysis of classroom discourse dates back at least to Sinclair & Coulthard's (1975) often-cited study, which inspired researchers to examine patterns of student-teacher interaction. In particular, their description of a typical classroom interactional pattern, the Initiation-Response-Evaluation (IRE), inspired further research that focused on issues of control and how interaction is structured. Cazden's (1988) volume influenced a further generation of researchers to ask questions about how patterns of language use reveal what counts as knowledge and learning.

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Language in Society , Volume 33 , Issue 3 , July 2004 , pp. 443 - 446
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