"hold the floor"

Posted by MichaelFR on August 18, 2004

In Reply to: "Hold the floor" posted by Miri Barak 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...

• "Hold the floor" ESC 18/August/04
  • "Hold the floor" ESC 18/August/04
    • "Hold the floor" Miri Barak 18/August/04
      • "Hold the floor" Bob 18/August/04
        • Thank you Bob Miri Barak 18/August/04