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Modifying (the grammar of) adjuncts : an introduction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
One aspect of the progress being made is that the focus of attention has widened. Adverbials, though still the heart of the matter, now form part of a much larger set of constituent types subsumed under the general syntactic label of adjunct; while ...
Fabricius-Hansen, Cathrine   +2 more
core  

Revisiting Blocking Effects in Second Language Learning: A Close Replication of Ellis and Sagarra (2010b)

open access: yesLanguage Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract We closely replicated Ellis and Sagarra (2010b), a seminal study that demonstrated clear effects of blocking in second language (L2) learning. In that study, English‐speaking learners completed different types of pretraining about Latin temporal expressions (adverbs, verbs, none) to investigate how knowledge about specific cues influenced L2 ...
Kevin McManus   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

John Lydgate’s Use of Prepositions and Adverbs Meaning ‘Between’

open access: yesStudia Anglica Posnaniensia, 2016
The aim of the present study is to thoroughly analyse the prepositions and adverbs meaning ‘between’ in the works of a Late Middle English poet John Lydgate.
Ciszek-Kiliszewska Ewa
doaj   +1 more source

Lawnmower Poetry and the Poetry of Lawnmowers

open access: yes
Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Francesca Gardner
wiley   +1 more source

Error Correction Learning of Second Language Verbal Morphology: Associating Imperfect Contingencies in Naturalistic Frequency Distributions

open access: yesLanguage Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract We investigate what is learned from exposure to usage in verbal morphology using an error correction mechanism within an associative learning framework. We computationally simulated how second language (L2) learners would respond to naturalistic input of aspectual usage, characterized by “imperfect contingencies,” given two types of ...
Justyna Mackiewicz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Potential of Extramural English in the Development of Implicit, Automatized, and Explicit Knowledge of Grammar

open access: yesLanguage Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract A key debate in second language acquisition research revolves around the relative significance of explicit and implicit learning conditions in grammar learning. However, little is known about the potential of learners’ extramural (i.e., out‐of‐class) language use in fostering implicit and/or automatized knowledge as compared to explicit ...
Alexandra Schurz (she/her)
wiley   +1 more source

De l’adverbe de manière au marqueur discursif : le cas de autrement [PDF]

open access: yesStudii de Lingvistica, 2019
The present research focuses on the French adverb autrement, which is characterized by a wide range of uses. This allows it to function not only as an adverb of manner that modifies the verb, but also as a discourse marker that the speaker employs to ...
Céline Corteel
doaj  

Revisiting Text Readability and Processing Effort in Second Language Reading: Bayesian Analysis of Eye‐Tracking Data

open access: yesLanguage Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Studies have explored the relationship between text readability and processing effort in second language (L2) reading—as evidenced by eye movements. However, these studies generally relied on short texts, raising concerns about the validity of the analyzed data. This study reexamined these relationships using open‐source eye‐tracking data from
Shingo Nahatame, Kazuhiro Yamaguchi
wiley   +1 more source

MANNER ADVERBIAL COMPLEMENT IN BOSNIAN LANGUAGE

open access: yesHuman Research in Rehabilitation, 2011
Some verbs require that the sentence in which they serve as predicate must state the specific circumstances and if it is absent the sentence would be grammatically incorrect.
Halid Bulić
doaj  

L'adverbe "un peu" comme modalisateur métalinguistique [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
International audienceFrench constructions "Partir, c'est mourir un peu" and "Partir, c'est un peu mourir" do not have the same interpretation. The aim of this article is to observe the different uses of the French adverb "un peu" and to reveal that is ...
Leeman, Danielle, Vaguer, Céline
core   +1 more source

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