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Peer reviewedAzevedo, Milton M. – Modern Language Journal, 1978
Spanish-speaking learners of Portuguese often transfer features of Spanish language to Portuguese. Learner errors, including those caused by Spanish interference, are analyzed by contrasting Portuguese and Spanish grammar. (SW)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Error Analysis (Language), Grammar, Interference (Language)
Peer reviewedAhukanna, Joshua G. W.; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1981
Describes a study undertaken to assess interference from two languages for learners of French. Suggests that susceptibility to interference is related to a number of factors, such as level of proficiency in the target language, and the degree and type of similarity between the target and the base language. (MES)
Descriptors: African Languages, Bilingual Students, English, Error Analysis (Language)
