This paper advances such diagnostics and mnemonics drawing upon the etymology of the articles for inspiration. A valuable pedagogical tool could be a simple set of diagnostics to check article patterns rapidly within their context of use coupled with mnemonics to help to summarize and recall various typical usage patterns. Extensive lists of rules and exceptions have been advanced to describe how to use articles, but such lists can be more confusing than helpful. Articles are non-salient and there is much idiosyncrasy in their patterns of use. Received 5 July 2016 accepted 12 August 2016 published 15 August 2016Īccurate use of the article system in English is a common problem even for advanced students of English as a second language (ESL). This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). Department of English, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USAĬopyright © 2016 by author and Scientific Research Publishing Inc.
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