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Definiteness Problems in the Written English of Arabic Speakers: A Taxonomy with Partial Explanation.
Willcott, Paul – 1973
The purpose of this paper is to classify the types of errors Arabs make with definiteness in English and to count the rate of occurrence of each. To accomplish this, 16 three-hour American history final examinations written by Arabic speakers at the University of Texas at Austin were examined. This discussion is limited to the four categories (out…
Descriptors: Arabic, Determiners (Languages), English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language)