Letter writing is a major part of English practical writing. In their letter writing practice, English learners frequently commit all kinds of errors, quite a number of which are pragmatic errors. Since these errors s...Letter writing is a major part of English practical writing. In their letter writing practice, English learners frequently commit all kinds of errors, quite a number of which are pragmatic errors. Since these errors seem to be quite correct in terms of grammar, they are likely to be ignored by both English learners and instructors. This paper attempts to expose such errors, analyze the causes of them and propose some tentative measures to prevent and to correct these errors.展开更多
文摘Letter writing is a major part of English practical writing. In their letter writing practice, English learners frequently commit all kinds of errors, quite a number of which are pragmatic errors. Since these errors seem to be quite correct in terms of grammar, they are likely to be ignored by both English learners and instructors. This paper attempts to expose such errors, analyze the causes of them and propose some tentative measures to prevent and to correct these errors.
