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ERIC Number: EJ385569
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Text Development and Arabic-English Negative Interference.
Sa'Adeddin, Mohammed Akram A. M.
Applied Linguistics, v10 n1 p36-51 Mar 1989
Translations of three Arabic texts into English illustrate the differences between the aural and visual modes of text development. An analysis of the function of these modes in their social contexts explains the problems of the negative transfer of habits from one language to another. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Arabic, Aural Learning, English (Second Language), Interference (Language), Language Styles, Semantics, Surface Structure, Translation, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Visual Learning, Written Language
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Textual Analysis