For example:
I suppose you’re coming this evening.
often functions as a question.
I’d like you to leave immediately.
often functions as an order or request.declension ndecline v
a list of the case forms (see case^1 ) of a noun phrase in a particular language.
For example, in German:
nominative case: der Mann “the man”
accusative case: den Mann “the man”
dative case: dem Mann “to the man”
genitive case: des Mannes “of the man”
decoding ndecode v
the process of trying to understand the meaning of a word, phrase, or
sentence. When decoding a speech utterance, the listener must:
ahold the utterance in short term memory (see memory)
banalyze the utterance into segments (see chunking) and identify clauses,
phrases, and other linguistic units
c identify the underlying propositions and illocutionary meaning (see
speech act).
Decoding is also used to mean the interpretation of any set of symbols
which carry a meaning, for example a secret code or a Morse signal.
see also encoding, message, information processing, information
theory
deconstruct v
also problematize
to undermine (or problematize) an established way of thinking about things
by analyzing a concept or ideologywhich was previously taken for granted.
For example, one might question taken-for-granted ways of thinking about
learning and teaching, learners and teachers, and so forth.
see also hegemony
decontextualized adj
examples of language use (e.g. in a textbook lesson) that are presented
without information concerning how they were used in a real context and
which consequently fail to represent fully the meaning of a sentence or
utterance. Many language teaching approaches (e.g. whole language,
communicative language teaching), argue that language should always
be presented in context.
decontextualized