Phonemic notation is sometimes referred to as broad notation and phonetic
notation as narrow notation.
see also international phonetic alphabetnotetaking n
also notemaking
while reading or listening, the writing down of main points, reactions, ques-
tions, or other responses. Such notes may be used for discussion or to help
organize and retain information.
noticing hypothesis n
the hypothesis that inputdoes not become intake for language learning
unless it is noticed, that is, consciously registered.
notion n
see notional syllabus
notional-functional syllabus n
also functional-notional syllabus
another term for notional syllabus
notional grammar^1 n
a grammar which is based on the belief that there are categories such as
tense, mood, gender, number, and case which are available to all
languages although not all languages make full use of them. For example,
a case system (see case^1 ) is found in German, Latin, and Russian, but not
in modern English.
traditional grammar was often notional in its approach and sometimes
attempted to apply some categories to a language without first investigating
whether they were useful and appropriate for describing that language.
notional grammar^2 n
a grammar based on the meanings or concepts that people need to express
through language (e.g. time, quantity, duration, location) and the linguistic
items and structures needed to express them.
notional syllabus n
alsonotional-functional syllabus
(in language teaching) an approach to developing a communicative syl-
labus widely discussed in the 1970s, a syllabus in which the language
content is arranged according to the meanings a learner needs to express
through language and the functions the learner will use the language for.
notional syllabus