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Peer reviewedBrown, Adam – TESOL Quarterly, 1988
Examines several aspects of functional load in English that may be relevant for assessing the relative importance of segmental features of learners' speech. Implications for the use of functional load in pronunciation drill books are discussed. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Patterns, Phonology, Pronunciation Instruction
Peer reviewedBland, Susan Kesner – TESOL Quarterly, 1988
Focuses on the increasing use of the so-called stative verbs found in the progressive aspect from the perspective of the nonnative speaker of English. The use of stative verbs in the progressive is a predictable consequence of the meaning of the present progressive and the particular discourse contexts in which progressive statives are found.…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Language Patterns, Language Proficiency
