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Belia, Margherita; Keren-Portnoy, Tamar; Vihman, Marilyn – Language Learning, 2023
This systematic review surveyed research on the associations between sleep and the memory processes involved in word learning in infancy. We found only 16 studies that addressed this topic directly, identifying associations between infant sleep and the memory processes, the identification of word forms in running speech, and the stabilization and…
Descriptors: Sleep, Memory, Word Recognition, Infants
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Pulvermuller, Friedemann; Schumann, John H. – Language Learning, 1994
Specifies language acquisition processes in terms of brain mechanisms to explain the variable success achieved by early and late learners and proposes a brain-based model for language acquisition on the basis of the literature. Two conditions for full acquisition of a language are motivation and grammatical ability. The neural underpinnings for…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Learning Motivation
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Catford, J. C. – Language Learning, 1998
Reviews the history of applied linguistics together with the history of the journal "Language Learning," indicating the journal's particular place in that larger history and honoring its 50th anniversary. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Scholarly Journals
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Ellis, Nick C. – Language Learning, 1998
Summarizes a range of theoretical approaches to language acquisition. Argues that language representations emerge from interactions at all levels from brain to society. Connectionism, which provides a set of computational tools for exploring the conditions under which emergent properties arise, is discussed, and simulations of emergence of…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Learning Theories
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Munsell, Paul E.; And Others – Language Learning, 1988
Discusses the most significant findings of recent research and scholarship on the nature of the brain and its relevance to the teaching and learning of human languages. Topics covered include: (1) whether the brain is highly integrated or componential; (2) differences between conscious and unconscious processes; (3) hemispheric specialization; (4)…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Language Research
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Lightbown, Patsy M.; White, Lydia – Language Learning, 1987
Examines the changes in how researchers perceive the relationship between theories of language and theories of language acquisition. It is determined that a theory of grammar is a necessary component in native language acquisition and may also be required for second-language acquisition. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Language Universals
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Chaudron, Craig – Language Learning, 1983
Studies employing or investigating the metalinguistic judgments of native and nonnative speakers are reviewed. Their results and methodologies are compared to stimulate reliable and informative applications of such judgments in future research. Metalinguistic judgments are found useful in language acquisition studies, given appropriate controls…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Interlanguage, Language Acquisition
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Zobl, Helmut; Liceras, Juana – Language Learning, 1994
This review article analyzes the results of several representative English morpheme-order studies conducted in the 1970s in light of current functional-category theory. Comparative analysis found significant discoveries related to category-specific development of functional projections in first language acquisition and cross-categorical…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, English, Language Acquisition
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Rutherford, William E. – Language Learning, 1984
Discusses the current approaches to interlanguage syntax, focusing on the goal of finding consistency and pattern in syntactic variation. Some themes contributing to descriptive approaches include: the transition from morphosyntax acquisition studies to those of more complex syntax, the emergence of syntax from discourse, explicitness, and the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Grammar, Interlanguage
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Segalowitz, Norman – Language Learning, 1991
Discusses whether high levels of skill in one's second language (L2) leads to loss of performance in one's first language (L1). Data are reviewed indicating that a high level of reading skill in L2 may indeed be associated with slower reading in L1. (21 references) (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Language Skill Attrition
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Ephratt, Michal – Language Learning, 1991
A study of children's acquisition of synonymy as a sense-property during the second childhood period (as defined by Piaget) suggests that, contrary to psychologists' claims, nominal realism is a linguistic phenomenon that should be studied as such. (75 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Case Studies, Child Language, Language Acquisition
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Zobl, Helmut – Language Learning, 1989
Analysis of data derived from an earlier study of Japanese-English interlanguage shows that discourse-pragmatic markedness conditions on the subject position combine with central aspects of a configurational syntax in the generation of sentential forms, creating a module interface distinct from the native or second language. (38 references)…
Descriptors: Adults, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Higher Education
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Krashen, Stephen; Scarcella, Robin – Language Learning, 1978
Examines the role of "routines" and grammatical patterns in first and second language acquisition by children and adults, specifically with regard to syntactic structures. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Adults, Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns