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Embedded aspect in L2 acquisition: Evidence from L1 Russian learners of Greek [PDF]
Journal of Portuguese Linguistics, 2013 This work investigates first language (L1) influence on the second language (L2) acquisition of aspect, comparing participants with homogeneous L1 background (Russian) in Mainland Greece (L2 Standard Modern Greek) and Cyprus (L2 Cypriot Greek), where ...
Kleanthes K. Grohmann, Sviatlana Karpava
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Elicited imitation as a window into developmental stages [PDF]
Journal of the European Second Language Association, 2019 In the second language acquisition literature, data of naturally occurring language use are considered the most ideal data to make statements about second-language (L2) development.
Kristof Baten, Frederik Cornillie
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L2 acquisition of sign language
Cadernos de Saúde, 2013 Cadernos de Saúde, v. 6 n.
Deborah Chen Pichler
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Negative evidence in L2 acquisition
Nordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics, 2005 This article deals with the L2 acquisition of differences between Norwegian and English passives, and presents data to show that the acquisition of these differences by Norwegian L2 acquirers of English cannot be fully explained by positive evidence ...
Anne Dahl
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The construct of attention in studies in l2 phonology between 2010 and 2021
Working Papers em Linguística, 2023 The acquisition of a second language (L2) is a highly demanding cognitive task that, in terms of phonology, happens through the siege of the first language (L1).
Melissa Bettoni
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What affects second language vocabulary learning? Evidence from multivariate analysis
Frontiers in Education, 2023 IntroductionVocabulary acquisition is crucial in second language (L2) learning and can be affected by multi-variables. The fact that all these variables have typically been investigated separately (or, at best, in pairs) potentially obscures important ...
Danning Sun, Zihan Chen, Shanhua Zhu
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Acquisition of L2 English morphology [PDF]
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2010 This study investigates the status of morphology in the L2 English of three members of a family from Indonesia (parents and their 5-year-old daughter) who have lived, studied or worked in Australia for a year. The investigation is contextualized against various learning settings in which the informants have learned English: formal instruction in the ...
Zhang, Yanyin, Widyastuti, Ima
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Effects of Lexical Elaborative Devices on Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition: Evidence from Reading [PDF]
Teaching English Language, 2007 The present study investigates the effects of explicit and implicit lexical elaboration devices on the acquisition of L2 vocabulary acquisition through reading by 99 Iranian freshman students in Iran.
Fahime Marefat, Mahmoodreza Moradian
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How L1-Chinese L2-English learners perceive English front vowels: A phonological account
Glossa, 2023 Second language acquisition involves readjusting features from one’s L1 onto counterparts in the L2. Learners often face difficulty during this process due to the presence of an already firmly rooted L1 grammar.
Glenn Starr, Joy Kwon
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Previous work on placement expressions (e.g., “she put the cup on the table”) has demonstrated cross-linguistic differences in the specificity of placement expressions in the native language (L1), with some languages preferring more general, widely ...
Anne Therese Frederiksen +1 more
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