Universals in Relative Clause Acquisition: Evidence from Child and Adult L1 and L2 Learners of Hindi-Urdu.

Hansen, Lynne

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Publication Date: 1986

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Universals in Relative Clause Acquisition: Evidence from Child and Adult L1 and L2 Learners of Hindi-Urdu.

Hansen, Lynne

Language Learning, v36 n2 p143-58 Jun 1986

The performance of native and nonnative Hindi-Urdu speaking children (N=131) and adults (N=30) in the comprehension of the Hindi-Urdu correlative constructions was analyzed. Results indicated that Hindi-Urdu correlative constructs are acquired relatively late by both native and nonnative speakers, suggesting that language universals are available for processing complex structures only after a certain proficiency level is obtained. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Comparative Testing, Correlation, Error Analysis (Language), Language Proficiency, Language Universals, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Sentence Structure, Uncommonly Taught Languages

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