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Reference Tracking in Early Stages of Different Modality L2 Acquisition: Limited Over-Explicitness in Novice ASL Signers' Referring Expressions
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Frederiksen, Anne Therese; Mayberry, Rachel I. – Second Language Research, 2019
Previous research on reference tracking has revealed a tendency towards over-explicitness in second language (L2) learners. Only limited evidence exists that this trend extends to situations where the learner's first and second languages do not share a sensory-motor modality. Using a story-telling paradigm, this study examined how hearing novice…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, American Sign Language, Native Language, Psychomotor Skills
Longitudinal L3 Acquisition of American Sign Language Motion Verbs: A Case Study of Changes and Persistencies in Prior Language Influence
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Rosen, Russell S. – Sign Language Studies, 2018
When learning a third language (L3), learners, according to researchers, generally rely on a variety of resources, such as their L1 (first language), L2 (second language), and/or their current knowledge of the L3. Although studies have identified a number of factors that may influence a learner's choice of the source of transfer, these works were…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, American Sign Language, Verbs, Motion