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Andersson, Marta; Sundberg, Rolf – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2021
Through a structured examination of four English causal discourse connectives, our article tackles a gap in the existing research, which focuses mainly on written language production, and entirely lacks attests on English spoken discourse. Given the alleged general nature of English connectives commonly emphasized in the literature, the underlying…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, English, Speech Communication, Discourse Analysis
Kirisçi, Dilay Isik; Duruk, Eda – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2022
The present research aims to investigate interactive and interactional metadiscourse markers in the abstract sections of academic research articles written in Turkish and English. Two disciplines, namely, Special Education and Preschool Education, are selected for the research. Three different types of language use are examined: English articles…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Turkish, Native Language
Alsager, Haroon N.; Afzal, Naeem; Aldawood, Arwa A. – Arab World English Journal, 2020
Discourse markers, as words or phrases, play a significant role in promoting coherent segments of discourse. This paper investigates the use of discourse markers (DMs) in newspaper articles. By applying Fraser's framework, this study aims at investigating the functions and positions of DM "but" (English) and its equivalent…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Newspapers, English, Contrastive Linguistics
Pollock, Joy; Waller, Elisabeth – David Fulton Publishers, 2018
"English Grammar and Teaching Strategies" aims to demystify grammar and equip any teacher to teach it in the classroom. Carefully set out for ease of reference, this book covers every aspect of grammar, from nouns, adjectives and verbs to punctuation and prepositions. Each grammatical term is clearly defined and accompanied by varieties…
Descriptors: English Instruction, English, Grammar, Teaching Methods
Thanh, Nguyen Cao – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2015
The fundamental point of this paper is to describe and evaluate some differences between spoken and written grammar in English, and compare some of the points with Vietnamese. This paper illustrates that spoken grammar is less rigid than written grammar. Moreover, it highlights the distinction between speaking and writing in terms of subordination…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Written Language, Correlation, Grammar
Fajri, Muchamad Sholakhuddin Al; Okwar, Victoria – SAGE Open, 2020
This corpus-based diachronic study aims to investigate the change in the use of English relative clauses over a 45-year time span. It does not only focus on change over time but also change between two varieties of English (British and American). The data were taken from the Brown family of corpora. Each corpus in the Brown family corpora consists…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Diachronic Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Language Usage
Mahmood, Ali Abdullah – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
This paper tries to answer two questions: first, how far do intensifiers in English have the capability to fulfill linguistic intensification in order to achieve the communicative action between the speaker and the listener? Second, to what extent do linguistic characteristics of intensifiers influence translation of locutions of linguistic…
Descriptors: Translation, Pragmatics, Semitic Languages, Interpersonal Communication
Ahmed, Shafinaz – Working Papers in TESOL & Applied Linguistics, 2017
Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) has been applied to the study of second language acquisition to possibly account for the nonlinear development and variability found within second language development. Characteristics of a dynamic system that make it compatible with examining the developmental trajectory of second language acquisition include…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Tian, Xiufeng – English Language Teaching, 2013
This article aims at the feature analysis of four expository essays (Text A/B/C/D) written by secondary school students with a focus on the differences between spoken and written language. Texts C and D are better written compared with the other two (Texts A&B) which are considered more spoken in language using. The language features are…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, English, Oral Language, Written Language
Jalilifar, Alireza; Mehrabi, Khodayar – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2014
The current study provided cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary analyses of the distribution of directives in discussion and conclusion sections of English and Persian research articles (RAs) in disciplines of physics, chemistry, counseling, and sociology, representing hard and soft sciences, respectively. To that aim, 80 RAs from both English…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Cross Cultural Studies, Indo European Languages, English
Wolbers, Kimberly A.; Dostal, Hannah M.; Bowers, Lisa M. – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2012
Nonstandard grammatical forms are often present in the writing of deaf students that are rarely, if ever, seen in the writing of hearing students. With the implementation of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI) in previous studies, students have demonstrated significant gains in high-level writing skills (e.g., text structure) but…
Descriptors: Sentences, Text Structure, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar
Santoro, Maurizio – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 2012
In this paper, I investigate the phenomenon of morphological variability in the production of Italian determiners, descriptive adjectives, and direct object pronouns by adult English learners of Italian to determine whether morphological errors are the result of computational or representational difficulties. Second language acquisitionists do…
Descriptors: Italian, Form Classes (Languages), Morphology (Languages), Interlanguage
Lanz, Linda A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation is a reference grammar of the Malimiut Coastal dialect of Inupiaq (ISO: ESI, ESK, IPK), an Eskimo-Aleut language of northwestern Alaska spoken by the Inupiat people. It complements existing descriptions of Inupiaq by filling gaps in documentation. With approximately 2000 speakers, mainly above 50 years of age, Inupiaq is…
Descriptors: Dialects, Phonetics, Form Classes (Languages), Morphology (Languages)

Fung, Mary M. Y. – Babel: International Journal of Translation, 1979
Examines the patterns of word formation as found in written English and written Chinese, contrasting the role of compounding, derivation, inflection, and word length as they relate to noun formation. Implications are drawn for the translator. (AM)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, English
Tottie, Gunnel – 1984
The results of studies of English adverb usage undertaken by Swedish university students participating in a research and writing skills program are summarized. The studies focus on the incidence of structural and semantic types of adjuncts used in two samples of spoken and written British English. Frequency distributions are charted and…
Descriptors: Adverbs, Classification, English, Form Classes (Languages)
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