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Definite Discourse--New Reference in L1 and L2: A Study of Bridging in Mandarin, Korean, and English
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Direct linkCrosthwaite, Peter Robert – Language Learning, 2014
Definite expressions may be used to introduce a referent into discourse when their familiarity between speaker and listener can be inferred, a strategy known as bridging. However, for a number of reasons, bridging may be difficult to acquire compared to the acquisition of indefinite introductions for noninferable referent types, with the native…
Descriptors: Korean, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Mandarin Chinese
