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ACTA UNIVERSITATIS CIBINIENSIS - Seria ŞtiinŃe Agricole, vol. 1, nr. 1 (4), 2004
THE “ORAL” TONE OF EFL WRITING
IUGA ANA-MARIA
Universitatea “Lucian Blaga” Sibiu
ABSTRACT:
This paper compares strategies for conjunction in spoken English and English as a
Foreign Language (EFL) writing. Using the conjunction because as a focal example,
the paper illustrates how EFL writers use because clauses to indicate the knowledge
base for their assertions, to introduce independent segments, and to display links
between sections of discourse. While spoken English commonly used because clauses
for these functions, they are typically realized in different ways in writing. Such used
are a transfer of strategies into written English in which other strategies for clause
combining are expected.
For EFL writers (scientists or engineers), developing their skills in new genres requires
knowledge about how grammatical resources are typically used in realizing thouse
genres. This study contributes to the understanding of the role of conjunction in the
structuring of spoken and written text, and of role of register differences in shaping
EFL writing.