The Modification of Onsets in a Markedness Relationship: Testing the Interlanguage Structural Conformity Hypothesis.

Carlisle, Robert S.

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Publication Date: 1997

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The Modification of Onsets in a Markedness Relationship: Testing the Interlanguage Structural Conformity Hypothesis.

Carlisle, Robert S.

Language Learning, v47 n2 p327-61 Jun 1997

Tested the interlanguage structural conformity hypothesis by examining how frequently young adult, native Spanish speakers in Mexico modified English two- and three-member onsets. Results indicate that three-member onsets were modified significantly more frequently than were two-member onsets and that epenthesis occurred more frequently after consonants than after vowels. (43 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: College Students, Consonants, Data Collection, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing, Interlanguage, Linguistic Theory, Phonology, Second Language Instruction, Spanish Speaking, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Syllables, Vowels

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Mexico

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