Article usage in English

Description:

Set within the larger context of research on computer-assisted language learning, the study concentrates on the development of a pragmatically oriented method of teaching article usage in English. Departing from Simon Dik's The Theory of Functional Grammar (1989), Part I presents the development of a functional theory of referential processes. It results in the redefinition of the underlying clause structure and the identification of a number of semantic operators, which serve to explain the reference of any particular noun phrase. On this basis, Part II presents the development and trial of a computer-based self-teaching programme on article usage in English.

subjects: English language,  Self-instruction,  Data processing,  Foreign speakers,  Reference (Linguistics),  Usage,  Article,  Computer-assisted instruction,  Study and teaching,  English language, article,  English language, usage,  English language, study and teaching, foreign speakers,  English language, self-instruction