Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies ›› 2013, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (10): 33-37.

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An Empirical Study of Pragmatic Instruction within the Realm of FFI

ZHAO Yongping, PENG Jie   

  • Online:2013-10-15 Published:2020-07-25

Abstract: On account of its unique syntactic and semantic features, English Middle Construction (MC) is especially hard for second language learners to acquire. Based on the theory of Interface Hypothesis, this article aims to investigate the semantic and pragmatic selectional restrictions on typical English middle construction and atypical English middle construction from the interface perspective of semantics, pragmatics and syntax. It would help to give suggestions for L2 learners in their acquisition of English MC and provide implications for future research in this regard.

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