Interaction through vague language: L 1 and L2 perspectives
Questions such as how often is often or how many is many have been the concern of the study of vague language (VL). This study focuses on the elastic use of VL across three groups of speakers of English: L1 speaker of English, Chinese-speaking learner of English and Persian-speaking learner of Engli...
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Curtin University
2013
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| author | Sabet, Peyman G.P. |
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| description | Questions such as how often is often or how many is many have been the concern of the study of vague language (VL). This study focuses on the elastic use of VL across three groups of speakers of English: L1 speaker of English, Chinese-speaking learner of English and Persian-speaking learner of English. It is found that the elasticity inherent in VL can enrich communication. The findings have implications in language pedagogy. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-19932017-10-05T00:00:33Z Interaction through vague language: L 1 and L2 perspectives Sabet, Peyman G.P. Questions such as how often is often or how many is many have been the concern of the study of vague language (VL). This study focuses on the elastic use of VL across three groups of speakers of English: L1 speaker of English, Chinese-speaking learner of English and Persian-speaking learner of English. It is found that the elasticity inherent in VL can enrich communication. The findings have implications in language pedagogy. 2013 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1993 en Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Sabet, Peyman G.P. Interaction through vague language: L 1 and L2 perspectives |
| title | Interaction through vague language: L 1 and L2 perspectives |
| title_full | Interaction through vague language: L 1 and L2 perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Interaction through vague language: L 1 and L2 perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interaction through vague language: L 1 and L2 perspectives |
| title_short | Interaction through vague language: L 1 and L2 perspectives |
| title_sort | interaction through vague language: l 1 and l2 perspectives |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1993 |