Abstract
This chapter introduces the area of investigation of the present study on adult untutored language acquisition: talking about people. First, the referential domain and the encoding devices are discussed briefly. Next, the general aims and research questions are specified. Finally, a European Science Foundation research project is introduced. This ESF project provided the data base and framework for the present study.
Original language | English |
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Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Number of pages | 198 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781315078106 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789026512117 |
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Publication status | Published - 19 Dec 2013 |