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Peer reviewedWhite, Lydia – Language Learning, 1985
Describes a study which tested the proposal that adults learning second languages transfer errors from their first language (L1) to their second language (L2) when the L1 has activated a parameter of Universal Grammar which is not operative in the L2. The subjects were native Spanish speakers learning English. (SED)
Descriptors: Adult Students, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Grammar
