Text Development and Arabic-English Negative Interference

• Published in: Applied Linguistics Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 36
• Main Author: Sa'Adeddin, Mohammed Akram A. M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1989
• Subjects: Arabic; Aural Learning; English (Second Language); Interference (Language); Language Styles; Semantics; Surface Structure; Textual Analysis; Translation; Uncommonly Taught Languages; Visual Learning; Written Language

Translations of three Arabic texts into English illustrate the differences between the aural and visual modes of text development. An analysis of the function of these modes in their social contexts explains the problems of the negative transfer of habits from one language to another. (Author/CB)