Markedness, Discoursal Modes, and Relative Clause Formation in a Formal and an Informal Context.

Pavesi, Maria

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Publication Date: 1986

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Markedness, Discoursal Modes, and Relative Clause Formation in a Formal and an Informal Context.

Pavesi, Maria

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v8 n1 p38-55 Feb 1986

Describes a study in which English relative clauses were elicited from two groups of Italian learners: formal learners and informal learners. The results agreed with the order of acquisition predicted by the Accessibility Hierarchy (Keenan and Comrie, 1977, 1979). (Author/SED)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Incidental Learning, Intentional Learning, Interlanguage, Language Processing, Language Universals, Literature Reviews, Second Language Learning, Word Order

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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