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Peer reviewedHodne, Barbara – Language Learning, 1985
Describes a study of two Polish speakers learning English, which investigated whether modifications of complex syllable structures in the interlanguage were attributable to transfer and whether they showed movement toward an open syllable pattern. Of the modifications not attributable to transfer, only half showed movement toward an open syllable…
Descriptors: Consonants, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Interference (Language)
Peer reviewedLin, Yuh-Huey – Language Learning, 2001
Suggests another perspective in viewing the effect of style on English-as-a-foreign-language learners' errors. Suggests that for consonant clusters, what varies in accordance with style is the learners' choice of syllable simplification strategies rather than error rates. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Consonants, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns
Peer reviewedCichocki, W.; And Others – Language Learning, 1993
An error analysis based on phonetic transcription of French utterances by native speakers of Cantonese yielded a scale of difficulty for word-initial and word-final consonants. The Markedness Differential Hypothesis explained some errors. Evidence also pointed to interaction of language acquisition with markedness reversals. (35 references) (CNP)
Descriptors: Cantonese, Chinese, Consonants, Error Analysis (Language)
