Conjunction in Spoken English and ESL Writing.

Schleppegrell, Mary J.

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ERIC Number: EJ530886

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Conjunction in Spoken English and ESL Writing.

Schleppegrell, Mary J.

Applied Linguistics, v17 n3 p271-85 Sep 1996

Compares strategies for conjunction in spoken English and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) writing. The article illustrates how ESL writers use "because" clauses to indicate the knowledge base for their assertions, to introduce independent segments, and to display links between sections of discourse. (44 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: College Students, Conjunctions, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Grammar, Oral Language, Second Language Instruction, Sentence Structure, Writing (Composition), Writing Strategies

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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