Investigating focus constructions in an EFL context : a usage-based approach

By adopting a Construction Grammar framework and following a usage-based approach to SLA, the present study investigated Saudi advanced L2 users’ knowledge of focus constructions in English (namely it-cleft, wh-cleft, reverse wh-cleft and preposing). Little is known about the acquisition of these co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aleraini, Nadiah
Other Authors: Hollmann, Willem ; Michel, Marije
Published: Lancaster University 2018
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.753261