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Publication Date: 1970
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The Concept of "General-Specific" and its Application to "The/A" and "Some/Any"
Hok, Ruth
TESOL Quarterly, 4, 3, 231-239, Sep '70
The general-specific concept, here defined as a matter of thinking in wholes and in parts as they relate to wholes, is examined as the key to the native English speaker's use of the" and a" as well as some" and any." Implication for teaching these forms to learners of English as a Second language are discussed. (FB)
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Conceptual Schemes, English, English (Second Language), Grammar, Psycholinguistics
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