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Peer reviewedMacWhinney, Brian – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1987
Describes the "Competition Model" (Bates and MacWhinney, 1982) dealing with second-language sentence processing by bilinguals and research that has further developed theories dealing with the model. (CB)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Bilingualism, Cognitive Mapping, Interlanguage
Direct linkFernandez, Eva M. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2006
Understanding the mechanisms learners use to process target language input is crucial to developing a complete model of both first language (L1) and second language (L2) acquisition. If adult L2 learners are found to process the target language with mechanisms that differ from those used by child L1 learners and adult native speakers, what…
Descriptors: Evidence, Syntax, Second Languages, Adult Basic Education
