Discourse Deixis and Anaphora in L2 Writing
This study investigates the use of it, this, and that by L1 Turkish learners of English in academic writings from two perspectives: Rhetorical Structure Theory (Marcu, 2000) and Relevance Theory (Sperber & Wilson, 1986/95). The study examines the expressions as interface phenomena concerning the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dilbilim Derneği (The Linguistics Association)
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://dad.boun.edu.tr/tr/download/article-file/901232 |
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| Summary: | This study investigates the use of it, this, and that by L1 Turkish learners of English in academic writings from two perspectives: Rhetorical Structure Theory (Marcu, 2000) and Relevance Theory (Sperber & Wilson, 1986/95). The study examines the expressions as interface phenomena concerning the attentional state and the intentional structure of discourse and shows deictics contribute different higher-level explicatures to relations between discourse units. The L2 data analyses reveal (1) it is used as a discourse deictic at lower levels of proficiency; (2) this is the default demonstrative for reference establishment and maintenance; (3) learners tend to use demonstratives in rhetorical relations that are atypical of written academic discourse; and (4) learners demonstrate non-optimal processing of pointing acts. In addition, to implications of results, suggestions for further research and instruction are proposed. |
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| ISSN: | 1300-8552 2587-0939 |