A Comparative Study of Wh-Words in Chinese EFL Textbooks, Elicited Native and Non-Native Speaker Data and Written Native and Non-Native Speaker Corpor

by Feifei Zhang

This study presents a corpus-based analysis of the use of ?wh? sentences by language learners, in language textbooks and in authentic written discourse. It focuses on the polysemeous nature of ?wh? words, which can be used as interrogatives, declaratives and to introduce subordinate clauses. The analysis of ?wh? sentences in EFL textbooks showed that there are more prototypical examples at low proficiency levels. When teaching the interrogative, textbooks...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1504910850
• ISBN13: 9781504910859
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 11.0"