oral discourse
collocation in Englishmeaningsoforalanddiscourse
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oral
adjective
uk/ˈɔː.rəl/us/ˈɔːr.əl/
spoken and ...
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discourse
noun
uk/ˈdɪs.kɔːs/us/ˈdɪs.kɔːrs/
languagespecialized
the use of language to communicate in speech or writing, or an example ...
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(Definition oforalanddiscoursefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoforal discourse
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There are cases in which computer-adaptive tests are not currently possible, such as speaking tests in whichoraldiscourseis scored by human raters.
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First, can discourse markers, which, synchronically, are a feature oforaldiscourse, be found in written texts of earlier periods?
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It is particularly aimed at investigating incidental learning fromoraldiscoursebecause less is known about this mode.
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Other studies with implications for content-based curricula have examined the role of discourse-including teachers'oraldiscourseand teacher-student interactions-in content-based settings.
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Here, the scores from a more context-reducedoraldiscoursetask show trends that correspond to reading and writing and to the metalinguistic awareness measure.
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Part of the problem lies in the difficulty in capturing and analyzing anything resembling naturaloraldiscourse.
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More than the written word ororaldiscourse, it is material objects that become the preferred tools and means of colonial domination.
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This study examines the extent to which formal instruction affects theoraldiscourseof advanced learners in target-language speaking environments.
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Naturaloraldiscourse, on the other hand, is more dynamic and fleeting.
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Rather, a useful analogy can be drawn between emails andoraldiscourse, in which utterances - with all their passing inaccuracies - occur and pass more or less without comment.
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Written texts are longer and more complicated than mostoraldiscourse, and so they exert greater demands on working memory.
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As the century progressed, the use oforaldiscourse, multiple voices and table talk led to a dialogued form which often seems revolutionary and chaotic to modern ears.
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