Non-convergent discourse
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Non-convergent discourse
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A non-convergent discourse (NCD) is a discourse in which the participants do not converge in their language, which results in the use of different languages. Alternative names for this phenomenon are asymmetric and bilingual discourse. The term was introduced by the sociologist Reitze Jonkman. He distinguishes two motivations for people to engage in an NCD:
- Insufficient active knowledge of the other participants' language, combined with a good passive knowledge. It usually takes longer for a
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-convergent_discourse
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2004-02-11T14:21:45Z
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2024-09-11T09:50:50Z
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