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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Arguing in English as a Second Language: A Study of the Speech Act Performance of Arabic Speakers

Abstract

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This study examines the ways in which sociocultural factors affect second language performance. It reveals various difficulties second language learners might have in acquiring complex speech act forms and describes linguistic and social interference in learning a second language.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Kamel, Boshra Naguib

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8409965
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/68906

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Kamel, Boshra Naguib. Arguing in English as a Second Language: A Study of the Speech Act Performance of Arabic Speakers. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/68906