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Thorne, Steven L.; Fischer, Ingrid; Lu, Xiaofei – ReCALL, 2012
Multiplayer online games form complex semiotic ecologies that include game-generated texts, player-to-player communication and collaboration, and associated websites that support in-game play. This article describes an exploratory study of the massively multiplayer online game (MMO) "World of Warcraft" ("WoW"), with specific…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Interaction, Literacy, Linguistics
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Groen, Martin; Noyes, Jan; Verstraten, Frans – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
There is general agreement that discourse markers help dialogue partners to highlight or locate available goal- or coherence-related information. There is, however, less agreement with regard to how the nature of the relation between the marked stretch of discourse and the rest of the dialogue should be defined. Recent work (Louwerse &…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rhetoric, Dialogs (Language), Interpersonal Communication
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Schmid, Monika S.; Gilbers, Steven; Nota, Amber – Second Language Research, 2014
The present article provides an exploration of ultimate attainment in second language (L2) and its limitations. It is argued that the question of maturational constraints can best be investigated when the reference population is bilingual and exposed on a regular basis to varieties of their first language (L1) that show cross-linguistic influence.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Research, Indo European Languages, English (Second Language)
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van de Craats, Ineke; van Hout, Roeland – Second Language Research, 2010
This study examines an interlanguage in which Moroccan learners of Dutch use non-thematic verbs in combination with thematic verbs that can be inflected as well. These non-thematic verbs are real dummy auxiliaries because they are deprived of semantic content and primarily have a syntactic function. Whereas in earlier second language (L2) research…
Descriptors: Interlanguage, Language Usage, Syntax, Language Research
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van Essen, Arthur – World Englishes, 1997
Outlines the emergence of English as a Second Language in continental Europe, demonstrating a continuous trend in second language instruction in both eastern and western Europe. Examines the status of English language instruction today and what differentiates it from instruction in other languages, and looks more closely at English instruction in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational History, Educational Trends, English
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Nickerson, Catherine – English for Specific Purposes, 1998
A study investigated communication patterns in written English and the prevalent corporate culture, the relationship between a British corporate office and its subsidiary in the Netherlands. Survey respondents were senior-level employees at 107 companies. Results indicate corporate culture plays an important role in the level of English skills…
Descriptors: Business Communication, English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes, Foreign Countries