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Repetition overused as an academic writing strategy : a case study of Xhosa-English second language speakers
This study uses close linguistic analysis to investigate how a group of Xhosa English Second Language (XESL) Speakers use repetition as a discourse strategy in their written academic work. The study analyses the nature of their repetition and draws on critical theory to situate repetition in its soc...
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| author | Alexander, Ebrahim |
| author2 | Kapp, Rochelle |
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| description | This study uses close linguistic analysis to investigate how a group of Xhosa English Second Language (XESL) Speakers use repetition as a discourse strategy in their written academic work. The study analyses the nature of their repetition and draws on critical theory to situate repetition in its socio-cultural context. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10062 Repetition overused as an academic writing strategy : a case study of Xhosa-English second language speakers Alexander, Ebrahim Kapp, Rochelle Education This study uses close linguistic analysis to investigate how a group of Xhosa English Second Language (XESL) Speakers use repetition as a discourse strategy in their written academic work. The study analyses the nature of their repetition and draws on critical theory to situate repetition in its socio-cultural context. 2014-12-26T06:22:50Z 2014-12-26T06:22:50Z 2011 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10062 eng application/pdf School of Education Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Education Alexander, Ebrahim Repetition overused as an academic writing strategy : a case study of Xhosa-English second language speakers |
| thesis_degree_str | Doctoral |
| title | Repetition overused as an academic writing strategy : a case study of Xhosa-English second language speakers |
| title_full | Repetition overused as an academic writing strategy : a case study of Xhosa-English second language speakers |
| title_fullStr | Repetition overused as an academic writing strategy : a case study of Xhosa-English second language speakers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Repetition overused as an academic writing strategy : a case study of Xhosa-English second language speakers |
| title_short | Repetition overused as an academic writing strategy : a case study of Xhosa-English second language speakers |
| title_sort | repetition overused as an academic writing strategy a case study of xhosa english second language speakers |
| topic | Education |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10062 |
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