Investigating the lexico-grammatical resources of a non-native user of English: the case of can and could in email requests
Individual users of English as a first or second language are assumed to possess or aspire to a monolithic grammar, an internally consistent set of rules which represents the idealized norms or conventions of native speakers. This position reflects a deficit view of L2 learning and usage, and is at...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2016
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