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Direct linkSlabakova, Roumyana – Second Language Research, 2009
While agreeing with Lardiere that the "parameter-resetting" approach to understanding second language acquisition (SLA) needs rethinking, it is suggested that a more construction-based perspective runs the risk of losing deductive and explanatory power. An alternative is to investigate the constraints on feature assembly/re-assembly in second…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Research, Grammar, Form Classes (Languages)
Peer reviewedAmritavalli, R. – ELT Journal, 1999
Discusses dictionaries for learners of English as a foreign language and reveals typical problems of syntactic complexity, idiomaticity, and cultural specificity that inappropriate explanations and examples may pose for learners. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Dictionaries, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedWilliams, Joseph M. – College English, 1979
The clearest writing style is one in which the grammatical structures of a sentence most redundantly support the perceived semantic structure; a textured style is one in which the syntactic complexity invests a sentence with distinctive force. (DD)
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Styles
