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On the framing of one kind of indefinite referring expression: learning challenges and pedagogical implications
Author(s) -
Tickoo Asha
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of applied linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.712
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1473-4192
pISSN - 0802-6106
DOI - 10.1111/1473-4192.00030
Subject(s) - framing (construction) , psychology , linguistics , framing effect , epistemology , expression (computer science) , social psychology , mathematics education , computer science , philosophy , engineering , structural engineering , persuasion , programming language
The paper shows that two key principles of communication (the Shared Knowledge Principle and the Economy Principle), which monitor the framing of all well‐formed referring expressions, are manifest in a specialized mode in the framing of focal specific indefinite referring expressions. It is suggested that the special features associated with this type of reference pose a challenge for a group of advanced learners whose L1 is Cantonese. The strategies that these learners adopt in framing this category of indefinite referring expressions are examined and compared to those customarily used by educated native speakers. Pedagogical implications are explored.