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Arteaga, Deborah, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2019
The chapters in this volume, all written by experts in the field, present an array of new research on second language acquisition (SLA) that touches on several current theoretical debates in the field and present a rich range of new empirical data and a number of innovative findings. The studies address questions relating to ultimate attainment,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language, Transfer of Training

Eckman, Fred R. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1985
Theoretical assumptions and consequences of the Markedness Differential Hypothesis (MDH) are compared with the Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis, and empirical evidence favoring the former is reviewed. Pedagogical implications of the MDH, a strategy for interlanguage-intervention, and several problems revealed in the literature are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Strategies, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar

Berk, Laura E.; Garvin, Ruth A. – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Examines theoretical issues concerning the development of and the unity or diversity underlying private speech and studies the developmental progression of private speech in a low-income, culturally different sample. The effects of age, sex, environmental context, and the relationship of social speech to varieties of private speech are also…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Context Effect