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Determining with the Definite Article.
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Michaels, David – Language Learning, 1968
A pragmatic approach to the problem of teaching the uses of the definite article in English to students of English as a foreign language is presented. The discussion deals with--(1) the situational context as a determining factor for the definite article; (2) the role of the linguistic context; (3) the determining role of restrictive phrases and…
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Determiners (Languages), English (Second Language), Grammar