Contrast and Concession: The Use of However, Nevertheless, Yet and Still in Native and Non-Native Student Writing

Contrast and Concession: The Use of However, Nevertheless, Yet and Still in Native and Non-Native Student Writing

Previous comparative studies of usage of contrast markers have found that Swedish non-native speakers of English underuse and overuse different individual items compared to native speakers. This paper compares the use of the contrast markers however, nevertheless/nonetheless, yet and still in essays...

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Main Author: Davies, Brian
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Engelska institutionen 2011
Subjects:
Academic writing
contrast markers
collocational patterns
concessive relationships
prototypical usage
native language transfer
Specific Languages
Studier av enskilda språk
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-54567

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