Directives in the construction site: Grammatical design and work phases in second language interactions with crane operators

The paper investigates directives addressed to tower crane operators by a construction worker. By examining grammatical variation in connection with load relocation tasks, the study shows how design and sequential positioning of directive turns vary systematically according particular phase work task overall structural organization activity. worker's selection lexico-syntactic forms embodied actions displays an orientation different stages being carried out. sequential, compositional morpho-syntactic differences formation serve manage display progressivity. worker speaks L2 Norwegian several unidiomatic features, but nonetheless systematic differentiation between orienting phase-structural characteristics performed.