Nunation and the L2 acquisition of English indefinite articles by L1 Najdi and Hijazi speakers
Whether nunation is a marker of indefiniteness is a controversial issue in the literature of Arabic grammar. To date, no study has investigated whether the use of nunation in a speaker’s L1 can affect their second language (L2) acquisition of English articles. This paper reports the results of a stu...
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-05-01
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023024507 |