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Peer reviewedEckman, Fred R. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1985
Theoretical assumptions and consequences of the Markedness Differential Hypothesis (MDH) are compared with the Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis, and empirical evidence favoring the former is reviewed. Pedagogical implications of the MDH, a strategy for interlanguage-intervention, and several problems revealed in the literature are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Strategies, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar
