Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ450147
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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A Computer Text Analysis of Four Cohesion Devices in English Discourse by Native and Nonnative Writers.
Reid, Joy
Journal of Second Language Writing, v1 n2 p79-107 May 1992
In a contrastive rhetoric study of nonnative English speakers, 768 essays written in English by native speakers of Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, and English were examined using the Writer's Workbench program to determine whether distinctive, quantifiable differences in the use of 4 cohesion devices existed among the 4 language backgrounds. (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Arabic, Chinese, Cohesion (Written Composition), Computer Software, Contrastive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, English, English (Second Language), Language Research, Language Usage, Limited English Speaking, Native Speakers, Rhetoric, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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