Callies, Marcus,

Information highlighting in advanced learner English : the syntax-pragmatics interface in second language acquisition / Marcus Callies. - xviii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Pragmatics & beyond new series ; v. 186 .

Revised ed. of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Philipps-University Marburg, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-236) and index.

Information highlighting in English -- Information structure and information highlighting in English and German -- Pragmatics and information highlighting in SLA research -- Research design -- Experimental study -- Learner-corpus study.

9789027254313 (hardback : alk. paper) RM497.64

2009-007777


English language--Syntax.
English language--Study and teaching--German speakers.
German language--Syntax.
English language--Grammar, Comparative--German.
German language--Grammar, Comparative--English.
Pragmatics.
Second language acquisition.