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The Reality of This and That

Kelly-Lopez, Catherine Ann
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1113844791

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2005, Master of Arts, University of Toledo, English (as a Second Language).
This study examines and compares the use of [ðIs] and [ðæt] by native speakers of English (NS’s) and non-native speakers of English (NNS’s) in a deictic study. The study examines traditional definitions of this and that found in dictionaries as well as contemporary definitions of this and that provided by email queries. Sixty subjects were shown pictures of eleven apples and were asked which specific apple they liked best and which specific apple they liked least. The response pairs of NS’s and NNS’s were compared to see if they were significantly different. Chi-square tests showed that NNS’s used [ðIs] as their first response and [ðæt] as their second response significantly more often than NS’s. The research suggests that definitions and rules traditionally found in books and which are taught in ESL classes are more descriptive of behavior of NNS’s than that of NS’s in a real world situation. Thus, this research suggests the possibility that the use of these rules in ESL teaching may lead to speech that is not native-like.
Douglas Coleman (Advisor)
41 p.
Language, Linguistics
Hard science linguistics; deixis; deictic; gestures; native speaker; non-native speaker; ;

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  • Kelly-Lopez, C. A. (2005). The Reality of This and That [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1113844791

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kelly-Lopez, Catherine. The Reality of This and That. 2005. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1113844791.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kelly-Lopez, Catherine. "The Reality of This and That." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1113844791

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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