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minority students n
in countries where English is a first language, often used to refer to students
whose first language is a language other than English, for whom
special instruction in English may be needed.
miscue n
see MISCUE ANALYSIS
miscue analysis n
the analysis of errors or unexpected responses which readers make in
reading, as part of the study of the nature of the reading process in children
learning to read their mother tongue.
Among the different types of miscue which occur are:
a insertion miscue: the adding of a word which is not present in the
text (e.g. the child may read Mr Barnaby was a busy old man
instead of Mr Barnaby was a busy man).
b reversal miscue: the reader reverses the order of words (e.g. the child
reads Mrs Barnaby was a rich kind old lady instead of Mrs Barnaby
was a kind rich old lady).
mistake n
see ERROR
mitigating devices n
a term used for expressions that are used to soften a request or other kind
of imposition or make it more indirect, such as “please” in “Please close
the door” and “would you” in “Would you close the door.”
MLAT n
an abbreviation for the Modern Language Aptitude Test, a test of LAN-
GUAGE APTITUDE
MLU 1 n
an abbreviation for MEAN LENGTH OF UTTERANCE
MLU 2
minority students
an abbreviation for Multi-Word Lexical Unit, a LEXEME consisting of
more than one word. For example, COMPOUND NOUNs and PHRASAL VERBs
are MLUs.
modal n
also modal verb, modal auxiliary
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