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Direct linkCollins, Laura; Trofimovich, Pavel; White, Joanna; Cardoso, Walcir; Horst, Marlise – Modern Language Journal, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine whether it is possible to distinguish between "difficult" and "easy" constructions for second language (L2) learners by examining characteristics of the structures as they occur in aural input. In a multidimensional analysis of 3 English structures with different acquisition profiles--the simple past,…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Linguistic Input, Second Language Learning
Izquierdo, Jesus; Collins, Laura – Modern Language Journal, 2008
English learners of French whose first language (L1) does not mark the perfective/imperfective distinction have shown verb semantic influence and an overall preference for perfective over imperfective in their use of second language (L2) tense-aspect markers. This study investigated whether learners whose L1 marks the perfective/imperfective…
Descriptors: Semantics, Verbs, Syntax, Second Language Learning
