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Peer reviewedSchwartz, Bonnie D.; Gubala-Ryzak, Magda – Second Language Research, 1992
A reassessment of the role of negative evidence in nonnative language acquisition argues that the grammar-building process cannot make use of negative evidence to restructure interlanguage grammars, and that second-language learners do not unlearn verb movement but extend the pattern with which they are already familiar. (46 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adverbs, English, French, Grammar
Peer reviewedWhite, Lydia – Second Language Research, 1992
Responds to a reanalysis of study findings that refute the claim that negative evidence can lead to parameter setting in second-language acquisition, presenting empirical evidence from French learners of English, suggesting that positive second-language acquisition data do not guarantee the loss of native language parameter settings. (26…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), French, Grammar, Interference (Language)
Beh, Yolanda – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research in Southeast Asia, 1991
Summaries of five language-related research projects are presented from Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Topics include teaching/learning Bahasa Malaysia; English-language programs in Malaysian teacher education colleges; interlanguage variability in verbs; reading/writing theories; and cross-cultural strategies and English in written business…
Descriptors: Business Communication, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication
