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Peer reviewedCarroll, Susanne E. – Second Language Research, 1995
Criticizes the computer modelling experiments conducted by Sokolik and Smith (1992), which involved the learning of French gender attribution using connectionist architecture. The article argues that the experiments greatly oversimplified the complexity of gender learning, in that they were designed in such a way that knowledge that must be…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computers, Criticism, French
Peer reviewedYoung-Scholten, Martha – Second Language Research, 1994
Reviews research on the acquisition of second-language (L2) phonology, focusing on whether adult learners have access to the principles and parameters of Universal Grammar (UG). It argues that UG is still accessible in L2 phonological acquisition, and parameters can be reset but that the Subset Principle can impede learning success. (51…
Descriptors: Adults, Language Proficiency, Language Research, Learning Problems
