Keywords
markedness, EFL students, linguistic typology, written discourse, error analysis, structural complexity, language acquisition.
Abstract
This article explores the concept of "markedness" in the written discourse of EFL students. The study aims to identify linguistic challenges faced by learners when utilizing typologically complex structures in academic writing.
References
1. Greenberg, J. H. — Language Universals — The Hague: Mouton, 1966. — P. 72.
2. Eckman, F. R. — Markedness and the Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis — Language Learning, 1977. — P. 315.
3. Battistella, E. L. — The Logic of Markedness — New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. — P. 45.
4. Hyltenstam, K. — Markedness, Language Universals and L2 Acquisition — Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987. — P. 112.