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Some Input on the Easy/Difficult Grammar Question: An Empirical Study
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Collins, Laura; Trofimovich, Pavel; White, Joanna; Cardoso, Walcir; Horst, Marlise – Modern Language Journal, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine whether it is possible to distinguish between "difficult" and "easy" constructions for second language (L2) learners by examining characteristics of the structures as they occur in aural input. In a multidimensional analysis of 3 English structures with different acquisition profiles--the simple past,…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Linguistic Input, Second Language Learning