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Christopher M Salisbury

U.S.

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Expertise

I can answer almost any question within the field of second language acquisition (SLA) and pedagogical theories in second language teaching.

Experience in the area

As part of my MA in linguistics, I have taken several classes in SLA and as well, I have been a teacher and tutor of English and English as a second language (ESL).

Education/Credentials

I have a BA in English and an MA in linguistics.

What do you like about this subject?

I became interested in linguistics after taking a syntax course at the University of Nevada, Reno. It was then and there I first learned of X-bar theory and I was hooked! From there I became deeply interested in critical discourse analysis, CDA, and continue to focus my studies onto this branch of linguistics.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

There is still so much to learn regarding linguistics, that I could spend the rest of my life and still not know/understand it all.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

Parents; you do not teach your children how to speak!

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User	Date	K	C	T	P	Comments
As	11/21/09	10	10	10	10	Thanks for your help.
Najmeh	10/14/09	10	10	9	10	Thank you for your clear answer :)
Glen	10/06/09	10	10	10	10	Hello, thanks for taking the time to .....
ahmed	09/22/09	10	10	10	10	thank you very much
As.	09/18/09	10	10	10	10	thanks for your help!!!

Recent Answers from Christopher M Salisbury

2009-11-20 being definite is important when using?:

You are referring to modals: can/could; shall/should; may/might; will/would, etc.. These can be extremely confusing for non-native speakers because of their multiple uses and their ability to be used

2009-10-12 take & undertake:

The difference is that you don't undertake an exam. "Undertake" has an underlying sense of the same meaning; someone is doing something, however, it has a different overall contextual meaning. Generally

2009-10-02 grammar question; I have eaten / I have already eaten:

Not really. In the end, all you are really saying is, "Yes."; the rest is just extra information. You are using the present perfect tense which usually implies something that was done in the past, something

2009-09-22 grammar:

English has two types of articles: definite and indefinite. "A" and "An" are indefinite, while "The", "This", "That", etc., are definite. Articles are used contextually; when it is known, or assumed

2009-09-19 apostrophe:

The second is correct. Think of it this way; what are you doing? Going to some appointments. With whom? Three doctors. So, you are going to see three doctors for appointments. You have appointments

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