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The Development of Speaking/Writing Variability in Narratives of Non-Native English Speakers.

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Haynes, Laurie Ann – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1992

Investigates target language variability between speaking and writing in the second language acquisition of non-native English speakers. Results reveal that as narrators advance in English proficiency, they develop more abstract content and reported style in speech and writing and that speech and writing become more interactive. (28 references)…

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Data Analysis, Discourse Analysis

The Effects of Linguistic Context on Unplanned Discourse: A Study in Interlanguage Variability.

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Makoni, S. B. – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1992

Examines the variable realization of the third person singular -s by Shona learners of English in Zimbabwe. Results reveal little morphological variability among elementary learners and a grammatical variability among intermediate learners that is sensitive to linguistic context and indicative of a tendency to inflect verbs to mark the third…

Descriptors: Context Effect, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries