In this paper the traditional rhythmic classification of stress-timed and syllable-timed languages has been revised by means of the analysis of syllable structure, vowel reduction, intersyllabic compression and the strength ...

This paper argues for a dynamic, discourse-based approach to modality which departs from the traditional, monolithic account of modality in a number of interesting respects: (i) modality is characterized as conveying the ...

The aim of this paper is to present a linguistic analysis of scientific discourse from a pragmatic point of view. The study will focus on texts complementing graphs and diagrams in English medical research articles. A ...

This paper centers on research related to a concept used very often in the field of foreign language learning and teaching: the belief that native speaker usage is the definite standard of the target language. Too ...

The aim of this paper is to show, as many authors have done before, that literary discourse is not a special kind of language, but is instead a special use of language. Thus literary discourse can be studied as a conversational ...

This experiment explores the advantages of using the L1 in the EFL classroom in activities such as explicit presentation of form-based content. Two groups of 33 pupils -the control and the experimental- were taught a ...