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1.2 Reduction Strategy:<br />

Message Abandonment<br />

Researchers:<br />

Grace Hui Chin Lin<br />

Helen Hui Wen Lin<br />

Douglas S. Jarvie<br />

Message Abandonment<br />

• Give up keep trying expressing a certain word<br />

with strategies.<br />

• S<strong>to</strong>p expressing what is intended <strong>to</strong> express in<br />

<strong>the</strong> middle <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> communication. Give up <strong>the</strong><br />

chance <strong>of</strong> explaining.<br />

• Message Abandonment: surrender <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> limited<br />

linguistic competence and abandon <strong>to</strong> express<br />

<strong>the</strong> attempted meaning.<br />

Abandon unknown word:<br />

“sponsor”.<br />

A: Umm….. what is <strong>the</strong> reason that you think <strong>the</strong> sponsor donate<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir money <strong>to</strong> establish an institution for <strong>the</strong> homeless?<br />

B: Who donate money?<br />

A: Sponsor. Why <strong>the</strong>y donate money <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> homeless?<br />

B: What is sponsor?<br />

A: Mmm…I don’t know how <strong>to</strong> explain. ( Abandon using<br />

strategies <strong>to</strong> achieve successful communication. )<br />

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