In this book John McKenny explores the nature of the argumentative
writing of advanced learners of English. Having compiled a
representative corpus of essays by university students throughout
Portugal in the mould of the International Corpus of Learner
English (PORTICLE), he compiled a Corpus of Experts (CofE)
comprising editorials from broadsheet newspapers in the UK and US
which would represent accomplished L1 writing. He used a sub-corpus
of LOCNESS to represent the argumentative writing of American
undergraduates and a sub-corpus of BAWE to represent good writing
by British students. These 4corpora form a spectrum of writings
ranging from L2 learners (PORTICLE, L1 learners (LOCNESS) to
proficient L1 writers (BAWE) and expert writers (CofE). Certain
tendencies emerged when the use of formulaic sequences (FS) were
investigated. The L2 learners greatly overused certain FSs (e.g. I
think) and used fewer types of FSs. One explanation of this overuse
is the so- called "teddy-bear effect." After characterizing the
phraseological competence of L1 learners in comparison with L2
writers, ways of helping them produce more natural language are
suggested.
General
Imprint: |
Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
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Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
October 2010 |
First published: |
October 2010 |
Authors: |
John McKenny
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
316 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-8383-7656-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
General
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LSN: |
3-8383-7656-0 |
Barcode: |
9783838376561 |
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