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Peer reviewedCook, Vivian J. – Language Learning, 1990
Examines how native and second-language English speakers interpret reflexive anaphores and pronominals in certain sentence types. Interpreting anaphores was more difficult overall and a consistent order of difficulty was found for five different sentence types. Results are discussed in the context of the Parameterized Binding Theory and the Subset…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Inferences, Interpretive Skills
