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Christianson, Kiel – IRAL, 1997
Examines through a text analysis of spoken and written discourse the meaning and function of the double genitive (DG) in English in comparison to the inflected preposed genitive. The study shows the DG to possess unique and specific pragmatic functions not adequately described for nonnative students. (22 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Form Classes (Languages), Language Research
Hufesien, Britta – IRAL, 1998
Reports a study investigating how multilingual language learners evaluate their own multilingualism, how they view the interaction of their different languages, and whether they think the different languages help or hinder them when speaking, listening, understanding, or writing the foreign languages. Ways in which these perceptions can be used to…
Descriptors: Interlanguage, Language Attitudes, Language Proficiency, Language Research