The Development of Narrative Skills and the Evaluative Use of Modal Verbs in the Narratives of Young Non-Native Speakers of English.

Mason, Ruth Margaret

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ERIC Number: EJ489616

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Development of Narrative Skills and the Evaluative Use of Modal Verbs in the Narratives of Young Non-Native Speakers of English.

Mason, Ruth Margaret

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, v4 n1 p79-99 1994

Second-language narrative development was investigated by focusing on the evaluative use of modal verbs. The data consist of 45 retellings of 6 model stories by 8 Panjabi-speaking youth. Evidence is given for the development of evaluative syntax with age and/or increasing language experience of proficiency and also for inherent individual variability. (Contains 43 references.) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Individual Differences, Language Proficiency, Narration, Oral Language, Punjabi, Second Language Learning, Story Telling, Syntax, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Verbs, Youth

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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