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Peer reviewedMcArthur, Douglas – ELT Journal, 1996
Presents one viewpoint regarding the teaching of irregularities of language structure in courses on English as a Second Language, particularly irregularities of morphology and syntax. It is argued that the vocabulary and morphology of English could be simplified if certain constraints were removed and proposes that certain common language patterns…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, English (Second Language), Language Patterns, Morphology (Languages)
