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Influence of interlocutor/reader on utterance in reflective writing and interview

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The influence of the Other on utterance is foundational to language study. This analysis contrasts this influence within two modes of communication: reflective writing and interview. The data source is derived from the reflective writings and interview transcripts of a twelfth-grade physics student. In this student’s case, reflective writing includes extensive utterances, utilizing rhetorical devices to persuade and reconcile with his reader. In the interview, on-going back-and-forth utterances allow the two participants to negotiate a co-constructed meaning for religion. Implications for the classroom are briefly discussed.

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Collyer, V.M. Influence of interlocutor/reader on utterance in reflective writing and interview. Cult Stud of Sci Educ 5, 169–179 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11422-009-9228-z

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