The L2 Acquisition of French Interrogatives: Pragmatic Inferences in Clefted wh-Questions
Languages, 2021 The present study aims to elaborate on the understanding of the second language (L2) acquisition of French interrogatives by focusing on clefted (subject) wh-questions, structures that are largely absent in prior L2 literature.
Emilie Destruel, Bryan Donaldson
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The acquisition of dative alternation constraints by Persian speakers of English [PDF]
Teaching English Language, 2010 A yet unresolved debate among language acquisition researchers is the functioning of innate language principles in SLA. UG-compatible analyses of interlanguage representations are not sufficient for this purpose.
Mohammad Javad Rezai
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Acquisition of Tone Sandhis by English Speaking Learners of Chinese [PDF]
Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 2019 This study examines the acquisition of five Chinese tone sandhis, including Yi, Bu, T2, Half-T3, and T3 Sandhis by English speaking learners of Chinese.
Wenhua Jin
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Age Effects on the Process of L2 Acquisition? Evidence From the Acquisition of Negation and Finiteness in L2 German [PDF]
Language Learning, 2008 It is widely assumed that ultimate attainment in adult second language (L2) learners often differs quite radically from ultimate attainment in child L2 learners. This article addresses the question of whether learners at different ages also show qualitative differences in the process of L2 acquisition.
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Decoding L2 Korean idioms: A review of research and pedagogical implications [PDF]
Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught LanguagesThe study of second-language (L2) idiom acquisition has held a significant place in both Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and foreign language education. While there is a wealth of research on L2 idiom learning, few studies published in English focus on
Danielle O. Pyun, Hyoun-hwa Kang
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Embedded aspect in L2 acquisition: Evidence from L1 Russian learners of Greek
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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Predictores psicolingüísticos de la adquisición y aprendizaje del inglés como segunda lengua
Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana, 2013 The skills and psycholinguistic competences in the mother tongue (L1) seem to play a fundamental role in the acquisition and learning of a second language (L2).
Olber Eduardo Arango Tobón +3 more
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Elicited imitation as a window into developmental stages
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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some ideas on the presence or absence of UG in L2 acquisition [PDF]
Matn/Pizhūhī-i Adabī, 1999 Although the majority of linguists believing in Chomskyan revolution have no doubt about the presence of UG in Ll acquisition, its availability in L2 acquisition _in general, and in adult L2 acquisition in particular, is controversial.
ahmad sedghi
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Multimodal cues in L2 lexical tone acquisition: current research and future directions
Frontiers in EducationThis review discusses the effectiveness of visual and haptic cues for second language (L2) lexical tone acquisition, with a special focus on observation and production of hand gestures.
Bashar M. Farran, Laura M. Morett
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