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ERIC Number: EJ535864
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0155-0640
Cohesive Conjunctions in the English Writing of Cantonese Speaking Students from Hong Kong.
Field, Yvette
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, v17 n1 p125-39 1994
Examines the use of cohesive conjunctions by student writers in Hong Kong to ascertain how it differs from native speaker use, to gauge the extent to which teaching, textbooks and transfer are influential, and to analyze the extent of misuse and unnecessary use. The article makes suggestions for teaching implications and further research. (18 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Cantonese, Cohesion (Written Composition), College Students, Comparative Analysis, Conjunctions, English (Second Language), Essays, Foreign Countries, Form Classes (Languages), Language Usage, Native Speakers, Second Language Instruction, Sentence Structure, Teaching Methods, Textbook Content, Transfer of Training, Writing (Composition)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Hong Kong; Taiwan