TY - JOUR
AU1 - MASTER, PETER
AB - The English article system can be taught as a binary division between classification (a and Ø) and identification (the). All the other elements of article usage can be understood within this framework, allowing a one form/one function correspondence for a and the. Furthermore, the notions of classification and identification can be introduced as distinct concepts before the various rules for article usage are taught. This simplified schema is presented as a pedagogical tool for selecting the appropriate article, a universally acknowledged difficulty for nonnative speakers of English.
TI - Teaching the English Articles as a Binary System
JF - Tesol Quarterly
DO - 10.2307/3587230
DA - 1990-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/teaching-the-english-articles-as-a-binary-system-zO784MzhWe
SP - 461
EP - 478
VL - 24
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -