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

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1.3 Reduction Strategy:<br />

Meaning Replacement<br />

(Semantic Avoidance)<br />

Researchers:<br />

Grace, Helen, and Douglas<br />

Abstract concept for explaining an<br />

unknown word<br />

Meaning Replacement:<br />

A: There was an earthquake yesterday near India and<br />

Thailand.<br />

B: Oh yeah, I heard that <strong>the</strong>re were more than 6<br />

thousands people died <strong>of</strong> it.<br />

A: The earthquake caused tsunami, so many <strong>to</strong>urist on<br />

<strong>the</strong> beach died.<br />

B: What is tsunami?<br />

A: It is a kind <strong>of</strong> phenomenon on <strong>the</strong> ocean that<br />

is caused <strong>by</strong> an earthquake happen in <strong>the</strong><br />

ocean. ( abstract concept <strong>of</strong> tsunami)<br />

A&B continue talking but not focused on<br />

explaining <strong>the</strong> word “ tsunami”.<br />

2. Use more general expression<br />

instead <strong>of</strong> avoid <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>pic<br />

(Preserve <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>pic and concept)<br />

A: I enjoy watching <strong>the</strong> baseball stealing in<br />

<strong>the</strong> middle <strong>of</strong> baseball game.<br />

B: What is it?<br />

A: The hitter makes use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> moment<br />

when <strong>the</strong> pitcher does not notice him<br />

<strong>the</strong>n run <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> next base safely.<br />

( Use general vague expression <strong>to</strong><br />

explain without abandonment)<br />

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