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Peer reviewedTaha, Abdul Karim – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1983
Surveys 12 types of syntactic ambiguity in written English. Gives the structural characteristics, their causes, and ways of resolving the ambiguity for each type. (EKN)
Descriptors: Ambiguity, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Syntax
Peer reviewedde Beaugrande, Robert – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1983
As a result of difficulty in applying linguistic theory to teaching remedial writing to college students, a technique was developed that uses comparisons of spoken and written English to assist in composition and revision. Specific techniques and examples are outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English, Higher Education, Linguistic Theory
