From Native-like Selections to English Academic Performance: Exploring the Knowledge Base of English Bilinguals

Pawley and Syder (1983) pointed out that idiomatic expressions can be discussed in terms of nativelike selection (NLS), which refers to the ability of the native speaker to express his/her intended meaning using an expression that is not only grammatical but also nativelike. In the current study, Pe...

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Main Authors: Hamid Gomari, Dylan Marshall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Urmia University 2017-10-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research
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Online Access:http://ijltr.urmia.ac.ir/article_20308_7baf1c53aede20f1c0d1e8320cae703f.pdf