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Peer reviewedSantos, Terry – Applied Linguistics, 1987
Applies markedness theory to the area of error evaluation by native speakers' reactions to non-native speakers errors. The number of errors involving marked and unmarked pairs of forms and structures is tested. Errors reflecting the unmarked-to-marked direction (1st person/3rd person singular, for example) caused greater irritation in native…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Error Analysis (Language), Linguistic Difficulty (Inherent), Linguistic Theory
