Semantics -- Expository + Procedural Discourse

logic and reasoning, abstract thinking and planning, complex syntax, processing speed, working memory, and attention

Name at least four reasons that expository discourse is more difficult to produce than a narrative.

time-ordered, goal-oriented, factually based

Indicate three features of procedural discourse.

global coherence, central theme/gist, informativeness, completeness

Describe at least four discourse-related macrostructural skills that could become a problem for a person with a language disorder.

jointly developed, turns fit together, elliptical, lower-syntactic load

Describe at the four features of conversation.

it is an early foundation for reciprocal communication, which supports later language and conversational development

What is the importance of “serve and return” as it relates to language discourse?