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Akinci Oktay, Suhan – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
It is a well-known fact that advice-giving practices may differ from culture to culture. While some societies such as British culture refrain from giving advice, others such as Turkish may prefer to give advice perceiving it as an indication of solidarity. Thus, precautions for preventing this nature of advice is taken by language itself in a…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Speech Acts, Counseling, Computer Mediated Communication
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Kiliç, Mehmet – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
There is controversy in the literature on language acquisition concerning whether L2 learners develop separate systems for the two languages or they construct a unitary system for both (i.e. interlanguage). Here we investigate whether Voice Onset Time (VOT) can provide evidence supporting one of the two perspectives mentioned. To assess the…
Descriptors: Interlanguage, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction