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Mompean-Gonzalez, J. A. – International Journal of English Studies, 2001
Examines the perception of within-category allophonic differences in phonemes by both native speakers of English and Spanish learners of English as a Second language. Tries to show how representative different examples of a given phoneme category like /i/ are perceived by subjects in both groups. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Interlanguage, Phonemes, Phonetics
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Reiss, Charles – International Journal of English Studies, 2001
Suggests that second language research could provide answers to questions concerning the structure of first language grammars that cannot be answered by only examining first language data and intuitions. Examines homophony in phonology and morphology. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Grammar, Interlanguage, Language Acquisition, Language Research
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Tarone, Elaine – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 2000
Reviews research related to the second language acquisition social context, and the interface of social context and interlanguage grammar. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Context Effect, Grammar, Interlanguage
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Lakshmanan, Usha; Selinker, Larry – Second Language Research, 2001
Addresses the issue of how we know what learners know based on evidence from second language (L2) learners' spontaneous speech samples gathered longitudinally. Examines some of the problems involved in the analysis of spontaneous speech, with focus on second language studies within the generative framework. Considers the effects of the comparative…
Descriptors: Generative Grammar, Interlanguage, Language Research, Longitudinal Studies
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Costa, Albert; Kovacic, Damir; Franck, Julie; Caramazza, Alfonso – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2003
In five experiments highly-proficient bilinguals were asked to name two sets of pictures in their L2: a) pictures whose names in the L2 and their corresponding L1 translations have the same grammatical gender value, and b) pictures whose names in the L2 and their corresponding L1 translations have different gender values. In Experiments 1, 2, and…
Descriptors: Grammar, Gender Issues, Bilingualism, Language Proficiency
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Rothman, Jason; Iverson, Michael – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL), 2007
It has been argued that extended exposure to naturalistic input provides L2 learners with more of an opportunity to converge of target morphosyntactic competence as compared to classroom-only environments, given that the former provide more positive evidence of less salient linguistic properties than the latter (e.g., Isabelli 2004). Implicitly,…
Descriptors: Grammar, Linguistic Input, Second Language Learning, Morphology (Languages)
Kasper, Gabriele – 1995
A study examined pragmatic routine and indirection as regularly-used strategies for accomplishing linguistic action that, while conventional, can pose problems for non-native speakers. Two kinds of conventionalities are distinguished: conventionality of means (kinds of semantic structure that have acquired a standard illocutionary force, such as,…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Interlanguage, Language Patterns
Bailey, Kathleen M., Ed.; And Others – 1983
This collection of 16 papers covers theoretical issues and research on interlanguage development and second language acquisition variables. Among the specific topics addressed are: morpheme group interactions, acquisition of complex sentences in English as a second language, uniformity in interlanguage development, Spanish-English basilang,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, English (Second Language), Immersion Programs, Interlanguage
Young, Richard – 1990
The functional hypothesis of language, based on the assumption that the referential function of language is paramount, is discussed as it applies to interlanguage, the second language spoken by less than proficient native speakers of another language. The presentation includes: (1) a review of the evidence of previous empirical investigations of…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), English (Second Language), Interlanguage, Language Variation
Lantolf, James P. – 1990
A study is presented that examines the null-subject parameter (NSP) and that seeks to attain the following objectives: (1) to assess the validity of the implicational hierarchy for the NSP, especially as proposed by Liceras (1989); and (2) to determine if there is any evidence to support the theory of the Weaker Logical Problem of Acquisition…
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Interlanguage, Language Patterns
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O'Donnell, William R. – Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1986
The concepts of language acquisition and interlanguage as they relate to second language teaching methods are discussed. The aim of such teaching should be error-free communicative competence. Formal teaching is not enough to ensure a high level of proficiency. (CB)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Interlanguage, Language Acquisition, Language Enrichment
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Lantolf, James P.; Frawley, William – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1988
Argues against the current oral proficiency testing approach in favor of an approach in which researchers come to understand what it means for real speakers to interact with each other in the everyday world of human activity. Problematic trends are addressed, and a principled theory of oral proficiency is identified. (DJD)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Interlanguage, Language Processing, Language Proficiency
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Bley-Vroman, Robert – Language Learning, 1986
Answers to theoretical questions about the place of input in a formal second language acquisition model are dependent on a distinction between two kinds of learner hypotheses. Type-N hypotheses require "negative evidence" for testing, while Type-P hypotheses are tested on the basis of "positive data" alone. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Error Patterns, Hypothesis Testing, Interlanguage
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White, Lydia – Applied Linguistics, 1987
Discusses several objections to Krashen's Input Hypothesis which states that language acquisition is the learners' understanding of a language at a stage slightly higher than their current one because of their understanding of extralinguistic cues of the language. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Child Language, Interference (Language), Interlanguage, Learning Theories
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Schofield, Phil – Applied Linguistics, 1987
Examines critically three aspects of research into communications strategies (CS) with special reference to an article from an earlier volume of the journal that describes CS as a means to communicate a problem word rather than a problem meaning. This particular research on CS is found to be unsatisfactory. (LMO)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Interlanguage
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