Discourse Deixis and Anaphora in L2 Writing

Derya Cokal

doi:10.18492/dad.455594

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Discourse Deixis and Anaphora in L2 Writing

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This study investigates the use of it, this, and that by L1 Turkish learners of English in academic writings from two perspectives: Rhetorical Structure Theory (Marcu, 2000) and Relevance Theory (Sperber & Wilson, 1986/95). The study examines the expressions as interface phenomena concerning the attentional state and the intentional structure of discourse and shows deictics contribute different higher-level explicatures to relations between discourse units. The L2 data analyses reveal (1) it is used as a discourse deictic at lower levels of proficiency; (2) this is the default demonstrative for reference establishment and maintenance; (3) learners tend to use demonstratives in rhetorical relations that are atypical of written academic discourse; and (4) learners demonstrate non-optimal processing of pointing acts. In addition, to implications of results, suggestions for further research and instruction are proposed.

Anahtar Kelimeler

interlanguage demonstratives,rhetorical questions,second language writing,discourse deixis,basic-level explicature,high-level explicature

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Araştırma Makalesi

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Derya Cokal
United Kingdom

Yayımlanma Tarihi

26 Aralık 2019

Gönderilme Tarihi

28 Ağustos 2018

Kabul Tarihi

31 Mayıs 2019

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2019 Cilt: 30 Sayı: 2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18492/dad.455594

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https://izlik.org/JA88EH37GG

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Cokal, D. (2019). Discourse Deixis and Anaphora in L2 Writing. Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 30(2), 241-271. https://doi.org/10.18492/dad.455594

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Discourse Deixis and Anaphora in L2 Writing

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