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Peer reviewedDemirci, Mahide – Second Language Research, 2000
Investigates the effects of pragmatic principles on the acquisition of the binding of English reflexives by adult Turkish second language (L2) learners. Compares pragmatically-biased and pragmatically-neutral sentences to determine whether pragmatic bias towards a non-local antecedent overrides the parameter setting of English and causes learners…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Sentence Structure
Demirci, Mahide – Journal of Intensive English Studies, 1997
Investigated the effects of pragmatic constraints on the acquisition of the binding of English reflexives by adult Turkish second-language learners. Pragmatically-biased and pragmatically-neutral sentences were compared to determine whether pragmatic bias towards a non-local antecedent overrides the parameter setting of English and causes learners…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
Demirci, Mahide; Kleiner, Brian – Journal of Intensive English Studies, 1997
Investigates the use of discourse markers by advanced Turkish learners of English. The research discussed here aims to make an initial contribution to the study of how discourse markers are used by second-language learners, and to illustrate why such research should be valuable and necessary component of interlanguage pragmatics. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Advanced Students, College Students, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
