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Download full textGavell, Mina – ORTESOL Journal, 2018
While the present perfect is difficult for English Language Learners (ELLs) to master, this study seeks to provide evidence of its integral pragmatic function in the social task of initiating and developing relationships. Through analysis of the Santa Barbara Corpus of Spoken American English, the frequency of the present perfect, the pragmatic…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Linguistics, Grammar, Morphemes
Direct linkEdwards, Jan R.; Rosin, Peggy – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a curriculum supplement designed to enhance awareness of Mainstream American English (MAE) in African American English- (AAE-) speaking prekindergarten children. Method: Children in 2 Head Start classrooms participated in the study. The experimental classroom received the Talking…
Descriptors: African American Students, Black Dialects, Early Intervention, Preschool Children
Borkin, Ann; Reinhart, Susan M. – Englisch, 1979
Examines an aspect of colloquial American English in which linguistics and area studies are involved. Analyzes typical errors which lead to misunderstandings and discusses in detail the use of the expressions "excuse me" and "I'm sorry." (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Idioms
