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The construct of attention in studies in l2 phonology between 2010 and 2021
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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Acquisition of L2 English morphology [PDF]
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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What affects second language vocabulary learning? Evidence from multivariate analysis
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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How regional variation shapes second language (L2) perception and manifests in the production of second language learners has received more and more attention from linguists recently.
Elena Schoonmaker-Gates
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Effects of Lexical Elaborative Devices on Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition: Evidence from Reading [PDF]
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
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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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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Age, Experience and Language and Literacy Skills in English-Arabic Speaking Syrian Refugees
Although age of acquisition (AoA) is frequently used when examining the endpoint of second language (L2) learning, it is rarely used to examine the initial phases of L2 acquisition.
Alexandra Gottardo +5 more
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In recent years there has been an increase in research on the acquisition of morphological aspects of a second language (L2). Specifically, a number of studies have been conducted on the acquisition of grammatical gender in the L2.
Ellis, Carla +2 more
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The acquisition of reading skills of 100 monolingual English and 100 bilingual Zulu-English third-grade learners was investigated by measuring their phonological- and reading skills.
Diana Soares De Sousa
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