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L2 Distribution of Chinese Connectives: Towards a Comprehensive Understanding of a Discourse Grammar

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Lu, Yuan – Second Language Research, 2019

This study investigated second language distribution of Chinese connectives by tallying responses on a mini-discourse completion test taken by English-speaking learners with different language learning backgrounds and at different proficiency levels. The results showed that an underuse pattern underlay practically all Chinese connectives as a…

Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Chinese, Form Classes (Languages), Cognitive Ability

Reference Tracking in Early Stages of Different Modality L2 Acquisition: Limited Over-Explicitness in Novice ASL Signers' Referring Expressions

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Frederiksen, Anne Therese; Mayberry, Rachel I. – Second Language Research, 2019

Previous research on reference tracking has revealed a tendency towards over-explicitness in second language (L2) learners. Only limited evidence exists that this trend extends to situations where the learner's first and second languages do not share a sensory-motor modality. Using a story-telling paradigm, this study examined how hearing novice…

Descriptors: Second Language Learning, American Sign Language, Native Language, Psychomotor Skills