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Bada, Erdogan; Genc, Bilal – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2007
The study of SLA began around the beginning of the 70s with the emergence of both theoretical and empirical studies. Undoubtedly, the acquisition of tense/aspect, besides other topics, has attracted much interest from researchers. This study investigated the use of telic and atelic verb forms in the oral production of Turkish speakers of English…
Descriptors: Verbs, Morphemes, Second Language Learning, Language Research
Dogancay-Aktuna, Seran; Kamisli, Sibel – 1996
This study investigated the discourse strategies used by native speakers of Turkish in carrying out speech acts of correction and disagreement to status-unequal interlocutors. Focus was on: (1) the politeness markers preferred for softening the impact of words in face-threatening speech situations where the interlocutor corrects the mistake of an…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Communication