A Dissertation by GRACE HUI-CHIN LIN Submitted to the Office of ...

IV. Lexical
A :Do you think that giving money to beggars or
homeless people is a good idea or not?
B: It should be fine.
A: I think that our government needs to take the
responsibility to take care of them. For example,
offer them a shelter to stay.
B: ( B does not know shelter, no response)
………Mmm…Mmmm……..Laugh……
A: How the social worker can release the poverty
problem for the homeless?
B: Ha…Ha..Ha…….
( B does not know release the poverty, and
A is aware that there is not enough mutual
comprehension, therefore, change a topic)
A: How was your midterm? ( change to a totally
new topic, since there is not sufficient mutual
comprehension in charity topic )
V. Graphological Avoidance:
Avoid Difficulty of Spelling
A: Do you think that the government
should give money to the homeless
people?
B: I think that is not what we should
do ( avoid “responsibility” and
“obligation”). I think that the
government should train them to be
good at doing something ( to be an
“expert”) and give ( “provide”) them
jobs.
Topic Avoidance:
Conditional Clauses Avoidance
A: What will ( avoid conditional clause
might) happen to these homeless children
in the
future?
B: (Avoid conditional clause: might)
Some of them will ( instead of would)
have mental problem. Some of them will
( instead of would) be homeless people
forever. Some of them can ( instead of
could) become criminals. Actually, some of
them will ( instead of would) be
successful.
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