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Pfenninger, Simone E. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2011
This study examines evidence for the hypothesis (e.g., Muñoz, 2006) that an early starting age is not necessarily more beneficial to the successful learning of L2 inflectional morphology in strictly formal instructional settings. The present author investigated the quantitative and qualitative differences in the production and reception of 5…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Second Language Learning, Morphology (Languages), English (Second Language)
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Hayashi, Yuko; Murphy, Victoria – Language Learning Journal, 2011
Developing morphological awareness (MA) is an essential component of vocabulary growth, given that it can contribute to enhanced depth of vocabulary knowledge and provides a pathway to deeper associations with more members of a word family. Despite the considerable body of vocabulary research, specific relationships between different aspects of MA…
Descriptors: Semantics, Second Language Learning, Metalinguistics, Vocabulary Development