Within the theoretical framework of construction grammar,the paper explores the principle by which causer argument is realized.Different from English resultatives which follows the semantic coherence principle strictl...
Test for English Majors (TEM) is a national test for college undergraduates majoring in English in China. As a nationwide and high-stakes test, its validity has long been an issue under discussion. Therefore, this p...
This paper explains language transfer in second/foreign language learning by exploring the nature and sources of learner errors from some psycholinguistic perspectives. It claims that language transfer occurs at sever...
This paper accounts for the derivation of two types of denominals in Modern Mandarin under the framework of Lexical Argument Structure that is initiated by Hale and Keyser (1993, 2002, inter alia). The first type is...
Definition of the words "argument" and "counterargument" in a case study research with 91 Greek students of 5th and 6th grade present children's prior knowledge on argumentation and persuasive writing. This study...
This paper elaborates the notion of rationality of genre with a concrete research focus on an instance of innovative curriculum talk. It shows how various social reasons situated in the network of social practices are...