Sources of difficulties in cross-cultural communication and ELT: The case of the long-distance “but” in Chinese discourse
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The use of discourse markers has been reported as one of the problems in crosscultural communication as well as one of the learning difficulties encountered by native speakers of Chinese and other Asian learners. However, sources of such difficulties or “ambiguity” have not been fully investigated or examined. Using elicited performance data produced by native speakers of Chinese and English respectively, this study reports findings on a distinctive long-distance feature of the marker “but” in Chinese discourse and its possible impact on comprehension when such a pattern is used in English discourse. The revelation identifies sources of difficulties in crosscultural communication as well as informs English language instruction.
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