The following example of the "negotiation of meaning" is cited in Making it Happen" by P.A. Richard-Amato, p. 46:
Student: I throw it box (points to box on the floor)
Teacher: You threw the box?
Student: No, I threw in the box.
Teacher: What did you throw in the box?
Student: My... I paint...
Teacher: Your painting?
Student: Painting?
Teacher: You know... painting (teacher makes painting movements on imaginary paper)
Student: Yes, painting
Teacher: You threw your painting in the box
Student: Yes, I threw my painting in box.