A frequency and error analysis of the use of determiners, the relationships between noun phrases, and the structure of discourse in English essays by native English writers and native Chinese, Taiwanese, and Korean learners of English as a Second language

Second language (L2) learners notoriously have trouble using articles in their target languages (e.g., a, an, the in English). However, researchers disagree about the patterns and causes of these errors. Past studies have found that L2 English learners: *Predominantly omit articles (White 2003, Robe...

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Main Author: Gressang, Jane E
Other Authors: Slabakova, Roumyana
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2010
Subjects:
ESL
Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/507
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1692&context=etd