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Publication Date: 1992
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The Relationship of Form and Meaning: A Cross-Sectional Study of Tense and Aspect in the Interlanguage of Learners of English as a Second Language.
Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig
Applied Psycholinguistics, v13 n3 p253-78 Sep 1992
Investigates associations of form and meaning in the developing tense and aspect systems of adult learners of English as a Second Language. Learners at six levels of proficiency were studied using a cloze passage and compositions on the same topic. Interlanguage tense and aspect systems showed high formal accuracy but lower appropriate use. (43 references) (JL)
Descriptors: Adults, Classroom Environment, Cloze Procedure, Cross Sectional Studies, English (Second Language), Interlanguage, Language Proficiency, Language Research, Second Language Learning, Tenses (Grammar)
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