单词	conversationally
释义	conversationalcon‧ver‧sa‧tion‧al /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənəl◂ $ ˌkɑːnvər-/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a class in conversational Spanish. McGovern lectures in a conversational style. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But what is the source of these maxims of conversational behaviour? Discontent in women interested him; it gave him a conversational opening, a place to plant his seeds of compassion. Having noted this, the figures for Anderson's turn-length are worth examining as evidence of change in his conversational behaviour. It is this kind of inference that Grice dubs an implicature, or more properly a conversational implicature. Its tragic revelations are presented in a quiet, conversational style which hides deep emotions. She could do nothing but batten down the conversational hatches and wait until the storm blew itself out. Some software is therefore designed to run in conversational mode. There are few conversational gambits in discussions or meetings. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► conversational tone (=informal and friendly)· I tried to keep my tone pleasant and conversational. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► data · My chairman knows more than anyone how difficult it is to obtain good quality samples of natural conversational data. ► discourse · There are two points worth noting about this fragment of conversational discourse.· There are informal ways of expressing the topic, even in conversational discourse.· So, it is a myth that conversational discourse is inevitably symmetrical.· How does the discourse analyst decide which discourse subjects to include in the presupposition pool for a particular piece of conversational discourse?· Our argument for the importance of considering individual speaker's topics in conversational discourse would consequently be weaker.· We shall examine an extract from conversational discourse containing a longish paratone which illustrates the features just described.· There is an assumption that conversational discourse is symmetrical and logical. ► speech · In conversational speech the two-way element is crucial.· That use of the passive in written language which allows non-attribution of agency is typically absent from conversational speech.· It is a way of thinking and expressing oneself in language that is radically different from conversational speech.· For beginners it is best to start on slow, careful speech, such as that of newsreaders, before attempting conversational speech. ► style · Its tragic revelations are presented in a quiet, conversational style which hides deep emotions.· He describes in conversational style the ups and downs of his long career.· Another inspector I know had problems with an innocuous piece written in a mildly conversational style.· As we shall see in Chapter 4, its ideas are echoed in many studies of women's preferred conversational style.· Gone were the carefree, witty passages written in the first person, the conversational style, the caustic bitter comments. ► tone · He can move deftly from an almost conversational tone to a whisper. 1a conversational style, phrase etc is informal and commonly used in conversation:  The article was written in straightforward, almost conversational language.2relating to conversation:  lessons in conversational German—conversationally adverb
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