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A Corpus-Based Study of Adverbial Connectors in Learner Text
- Author(s):
- SLS Working Papers (view group) , Mark Shea
- Date:
- 2009
- Group(s):
- SLS Working Papers
- Subject(s):
- Applied linguistics, Second language acquisition, Writing
- Item Type:
- Online publication
- Tag(s):
- adverbial, Applied Corpus Linguistics, Corpus Linguistics & Language Pedagogy
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/hrjc-0b24
- Abstract:
- An analysis of connective adverbials used in NNS English learners’ writing revealed little correlation between the use of these cohesive devices and raters’ perceptions of the texts. Additionally, the use of connective adverbials did not correlate with measures of writing development. This finding supports arguments in the pedagogical literature that these connective adverbials do not contribute to the overall quality of a text (e.g., Hinkel 2004). Future research will seek to develop a more detailed picture of how connective adverbials are deployed in texts.
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- xml
- Published as:
- Online publication
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 1 year ago
- License:
- Attribution
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