Effects of the First Language on Japanese ESL Learners' Answers to Negative Questions

This study investigates how Japanese learners of English respond to English negative questions. Previous research has reported that Japanese learners of English make errors in yes/no responses to English negative questions due to the first language (L1) influence (Kang & Lim-chang, 1998; Takashi...

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Main Author: Kanda, Kosuke
Format: Others
Published: PDXScholar 2014
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Online Access:https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1704
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2703&context=open_access_etds