This study investigated the performance of native and non native speakers of Modern Greek language on morphology and syntax tasks. Non-native speakers of Greek whose native language was English, which is a language with strict word order and simple morphology, made more errors and answered more slowly than native speakers on morphology but not…

Presents recent investigations in idiomatic language processing, and advances new foci of research from the comprehension and interpretation of phrasal idioms. Concludes that the development of idiomatic competence can be enhanced by establishing the parameters of the comprehension and interpretation process of second language phrasal idioms.…

The study of SLA began around the beginning of the 70s with the emergence of both theoretical and empirical studies. Undoubtedly, the acquisition of tense/aspect, besides other topics, has attracted much interest from researchers. This study investigated the use of telic and atelic verb forms in the oral production of Turkish speakers of English…