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.
interlanguage demonstratives rhetorical questions second language writing discourse deixis basic-level explicature high-level explicature
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Bölüm | Makaleler |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 26 Aralık 2019 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2019Cilt: 30 Sayı: 2 |
Bu eser
Dergi DOI:10.18492/dad