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O'Grady, William – Language Learning, 2015
I propose that the course of development in first and second language acquisition is shaped by two types of processing pressures--internal efficiency-related factors relevant to easing the burden on working memory and external input-related factors such as frequency of occurrence. In an attempt to document the role of internal factors, I consider…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Learning Processes, Second Language Learning, Efficiency
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Taguchi, Naoko – Language Learning, 2011
This cross-sectional study examined the effect of general proficiency and study-abroad experience on pragmatic comprehension in second-language English. Participants were 25 native English speakers and 64 Japanese college students of English divided into three groups. Group 1 (n = 22) had lower proficiency and no study-abroad experience. Group 2…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, English (Second Language), Pragmatics, Second Language Learning
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Eviatar, Zohar; Leikin, Mark; Ibrahim, Raphiq – Language Learning, 1999
A case study of a Russian-Hebrew bilingual woman with transcortical sensory aphasia showed that overall, aphasic symptoms were similar in the two languages, with Hebrew somewhat more impaired. The woman revealed a difference in her ability to perceive phonemes in the context of Hebrew words that depended on whether they were presented in a Russian…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Bilingualism, Case Studies, Foreign Countries