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.

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