Gender-oriented Commonalities among Canadian and Iranian Englishes: An Analysis of Yes/No Question Variants

This study investigatesvariability in English yes/no questions as well as the commonalities among yes/no question variants produced by members of two different varieties of English: Canadian English native speakers and Iranian EFL learners.Further, it probes the role of gender in theEnglish yes/no q...

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Main Authors: Laya Heidari Darani, Akbar Afghari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch 2010-05-01
Series:Journal of Applied Linguistics
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Online Access:http://jal.iaut.ac.ir/article_523290_cdbb0bccfc9a35bb08e32b4e15611c29.pdf