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    The elastic use of 'some': a comparative study between l1 and l2 speakers in educational settings

    Le Nhu Nguyet.pdf (1.351Mb)
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    Open access
    Authors
    Le, Nhu Nguyet
    Date
    2015
    Supervisor
    Dr Hiroshi Hasegawa
    Assoc. Prof. Grace Zhang
    Type
    Thesis
    Award
    PhD
    
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    School
    School of Education
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/611
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    Abstract

    This study explored some using a refreshing approach: focusing on its elasticity. It was a comparative study of L1 (American) and L2 (Chinese and Vietnamese) speakers and found that L2 speakers are vaguer than L1 speakers, and that the elasticity of some is manifested through the fluid, stretchable and strategic features of some’s pragmatic meanings and functions. The implication is that an understanding of its elastic nature may be integrated into the curriculum of English language teaching.

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