The Development of Grammar Categories in Spanish by Anglo Children Learning a Second Language.

Boyd, Patricia A.

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Publication Date: 1975

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The Development of Grammar Categories in Spanish by Anglo Children Learning a Second Language

Boyd, Patricia A.

TESOL Quarterly, 9, 2, 125-135, Jun 75

A detailed error analysis was performed on spontaneous and elicited speech samples of Anglo second graders learning Spanish. The results tended to disconfirm the L to the subpower of 1 = L to the subpower of 2 hypothesis that first and second language acquisition follow identical patterns. However, evidence suggests that genuine similarities do exist. (Author/ND)

Descriptors: Child Language, Error Patterns, Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Language Programs, Linguistic Performance, Primary Education, Second Language Learning, Spanish

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