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Peer reviewedBierwisch, Manfred – Second Language Research, 1997
Discusses the feasibility of Basic Variety (BV) principles proposed by Klein and Perdue, arguing that some of them need clarification with learner varieties and that they are not part of Universal Grammar (UG) as they exclude phenomena (e.g., psych verbs) that cannot be excluded from the core of natural language. (15 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Adults, Basic Vocabulary, Cognitive Processes, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedKlein, Wolfgang; Perdue, Clive – Second Language Research, 1997
Discusses the implications of the tendency of adult second-language learners to develop a well-structured, simple form of language outside the classroom, i.e. the Basic Variety (BV). Focuses on the structural properties of the BV, the status of these properties and the reasons why some structural properties of "fully fledged" languages are more…
Descriptors: Adults, Basic Vocabulary, Grammar, Language Processing
