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loan word n
see BORROWING
local error n
see GLOBAL ERROR
locative case n
the noun or noun phrase which refers to the location of the action of the
verb is in the locative case.
For example, in the sentence:
Irene put the magazines on the table.
the table is in the locative case.
lock-step n
in teaching, a situation in which all students in a class are engaged in the
same activity at the same time, all progressing through tasks at the same
rate.
lock-step teaching/syllabus n
the organization of teaching material in a sequence and where the order
of teaching items is determined strictly by what has already been taught.
Each item forms a necessary stage in the teaching of what comes later and
items must be taught in that sequence. Grammatical syllabuses in language
teaching are typically organized in this way.
see also LINEAR SYLLABUS, SPIRAL SYLLABUS
locus of control n
see ATTRIBUTION THEORY
locutionary act
locutionary act n
a distinction is made by Austin in the theory of SPEECH ACTS between three
different types of act involved in or caused by the utterance of a sentence.
A locutionary act is the saying of something which is meaningful and can
be understood.
For example, saying the sentence Shoot the snake is a locutionary act if
hearers understand the words shoot, the, snake and can identify the particular
snake referred to. An illocutionary act is using a sentence to perform
a function. For example Shoot the snake may be intended as an
order or a piece of advice.
A perlocutionary act is the results or effects that are produced by means
of saying something. For example, shooting the snake would be a perlocutionary
act.
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