Article Usage in English: A Computer-Based Self-Teaching Programme on the Basis of a Functional Theory of Reference

By Monika Klages-Kubitzki

Set within the larger context of research on computer-assisted language learning, the study concentrates on the development of a pragmatically oriented method of teaching article usage in English. Departing from Simon Dik's The Theory of Functional Grammar (1989), Part I presents the development of a functional theory of referencial processes. It results in the redefinition of the underlaying clause structure and the identification of a number of semantic operators, which serve to explain the reference of any particular noun phrase. On this basis, Part II presents the development and trial of a computer-based self-teaching programme on article usage in English.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3631491727
• ISBN13: 9783631491720
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 158 Pages