Connecting linguistic description and language teaching: native and learner use of existential there

This article emerges from the need to connect linguistic theory and language teaching to find concrete solutions to problems Spanish students confront when learning English. This study looks at existential 'there' constructions taken from the following native and non-native written English...

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Published in:International journal of applied linguistics 2006-07, Vol.16 (2), p.213-231
Main Authors: Palacios-Martínez, Ignacio, Martínez-Insua, Ana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
construcciones existenciales
contrastive linguistics
corpus de estudiantes
corpus linguistics
enseñanza de lenguas
existential constructions
language teaching
learner corpus
lingüística contrastiva
lingüística de corpus
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Summary:This article emerges from the need to connect linguistic theory and language teaching to find concrete solutions to problems Spanish students confront when learning English. This study looks at existential 'there' constructions taken from the following native and non-native written English corpora: the International Corpus of Learner English and the Santiago University Learner of English Corpus for the non-native set, and the Louvain Corpus of Native English Essays, and a subcorpus of the BNC for the native English group. This contrastive study reveals important differences in the use of 'there' constructions as regards their frequency, structural complexity, polarity and pragmatic value. Important implications for the presentation and the pedagogical treatment of the 'there' constructions can be derived from the results. Tables, References. Adapted from the source document
ISSN:0802-6106
1473-4192
DOI:10.1111/j.1473-4192.2006.00114.x