TRANSFER OF DISCOURSE FUNCTION: PASSIVES IN THE WRITINGS OF ESL AND JSL LEARNERS
TRANSFER OF DISCOURSE FUNCTION: PASSIVES IN THE WRITINGS OF ESL AND JSL LEARNERS
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Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York
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English
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Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York
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Discussed are the forms & functions of the English & Japanese passive. Three studies were conducted with native English (total N = 88) & native Japanese speakers (total N = 117). Based on an analysis of sentences written by students of English/Japanese as a second language, it is concluded that learners make errors especially often in the passive f...
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TRANSFER OF DISCOURSE FUNCTION: PASSIVES IN THE WRITINGS OF ESL AND JSL LEARNERS
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_85534608
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_85534608
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0019-042X
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1613-4141
DOI
10.1515/iral.1991.29.2.115
