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ERIC Number: EJ170025
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Rules in the Teaching of the English Articles
Lacey, Andrew
English Language Teaching Journal, 32, 1, 33-7, Oct 77
This article proposes use of one aspect of transformational-generative grammar as a simple explanation of the use of English articles. In this method, nouns are analyzed to determine their definiteness and whether they are countable, as tests for using "a" and "the." (CHK)
Descriptors: Determiners (Languages), English (Second Language), Form Classes (Languages), Language Instruction, Language Usage, Nouns, Syntax, Teaching Methods, Transformational Generative Grammar
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