Presuppostional Rhetorical Information in ESL Discourse

This paper examines from a discourse point the inability of a second language learner to comprehend the total discourse in a paragraph even if he understands all of the words and sentences. Research shows that native readers of English in science and technology use presuppositional information lacki...

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Published inTESOL quarterly Vol. 10; no. 3; p. 281
Main Author Selinker, Larry
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1976
Subjects
English (Second Language)
English for Special Purposes
Language Instruction
Language Research
Language Teachers
Reading Skills
Second Language Learning
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Summary:This paper examines from a discourse point the inability of a second language learner to comprehend the total discourse in a paragraph even if he understands all of the words and sentences. Research shows that native readers of English in science and technology use presuppositional information lacking in non-natives. (CHK)
ISSN:0039-8322