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Download full textGeranpayeh, Ardeshir – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 2000
It has been argued that the acquisition of the English article system is delayed for most second language (L2) learners until the very final stages of learning. This paper examines the difficulties of the acquisition of this system by Persian speakers. It suggests that no single available theory can account for the causes of the learners' errors,…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Determiners (Languages), English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language)
Iwamoto, Noriko – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1995
An analysis of war reporting in Japan during World War II examines, from a semantico-syntactic perspective, how language is used to systematize, transform, and sometimes mask reality. In wartime, a strong form of solidarity and control is essential as a device for unification and for maintaining popular morale. The approach is based in the notion…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Grammar
