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Some complexities in English article use and acquisition
<p>Along with preposition use, native-like article use is one of the greatest difficulties for learners of English, particularly for those learners whose first languages do not have articles. And unlike many other areas involved in the mastery of the language, articles continue to present a …
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An analysis of the syntactic and lexical features of an Indian English oral narrative: A Pear Story study.
… is found that nonstandard syntactic features of article use, number agreement and assignment of verb argument structure do not display uniform intragroup distribution. Instead, a relationship is found between nonstandard syntactic features and the sociolinguistic variables of lower levels of …
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Article semantics in second language acquisition
This thesis examines article choice and parameter-setting in second language (L2) acquisition. It argues, on the basis of L2-English elicitation and production data, that L2- learners have access to UG-based semantic distinctions governing article choice, but do not know which distinction is …
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Definite and Indefinite Articles in Learner English: Identifying the Learning Problem and Addressing It with Processing Instruction Intervention
Articles in L2 English (“a”/“the”) are notoriously difficult to acquire, especially for learners with article-less, [-art], L1s. The purpose of this dissertation is to identify the potential causes of learner difficulty with articles and to suggest an effective teaching intervention. To identify …