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Lucas, Michael A. – IRAL, 1998
Three hypotheses of second-language learning (Interference Hypothesis, Input Hypothesis, Fundamental Difference Hypothesis) are applied to the case of Polish-born English novelist Joseph Conrad, to see how well they explain his language learning. The first two hypotheses fail to explain adequately his mastery of written English, whereas the last…
Descriptors: Authors, Case Studies, English (Second Language), Interference (Language)
