The choice of english modal forms in e-mails discourse by Brazilian portuguese speakers
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https://doi.org/10.5216/sig.v12i1.7117Abstract
This paper looks at how Brazilian Portuguese speakers express certain speechacts in electronic discourse while writing in English (giving suggestions/advice,
asking for a favor, expressing necessity and expressing possibility), taking into
consideration the modal choices these speakers make. The results show that
the learners do not treat electronic discourse as a different discourse genre
while English native speakers do. Learners of English as a foreign and second
language need to become aware of the discourse genre differences.
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2009-09-04
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DUTRA, D. P. The choice of english modal forms in e-mails discourse by Brazilian portuguese speakers. Signótica, Goiânia, v. 12, n. 1, p. 35–48, 2009. DOI: 10.5216/sig.v12i1.7117. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/sig/article/view/7117. Acesso em: 25 dec. 2024.
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