Re: "hold the floor"
Posted by ESC on August 18, 2004
In Reply to: Re: "Hold the floor" posted by MichaelFR on August 18, 2004
: : My context:
: : "Scollon & Scollon's concept of "distribution of talk" which refers t the mutual agreement between individuals as to who talks first, *holds the floor*, how each takes a turn or interrupts is useful here..."
: : I'm not sure about the meaning of "holds the floor".
: : Is it who has the right to speak, or who dominates the conversation and speaks most of the time?
: : Thank you very much
: The humble frog guess:
: "holds the floor" = "takes control"
: Experts will certainly add on...
No experts here. But I can tell you that holding the floor/yielding the floor has to do with parliamentary procedure regarding who will speak.
- Re: "Hold the floor" ESC 18/August/04
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