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Direct linkAtkinson, Mark; Smith, Kenny; Kirby, Simon – Cognitive Science, 2018
Languages spoken in larger populations are relatively simple. A possible explanation for this is that languages with a greater number of speakers tend to also be those with higher proportions of non-native speakers, who may simplify language during learning. We assess this explanation for the negative correlation between population size and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Second Language Learning, Difficulty Level, Morphology (Languages)
Hulstijn, Jan H.; Schoonen, Rob; de Jong, Nivja H.; Steinel, Margarita P.; Florijn, Arjen – Language Testing, 2012
This study examines the associations between the speaking proficiency of 181 adult learners of Dutch as a second language and their linguistic competences. Performance in eight speaking tasks was rated on a scale of communicative adequacy. After extrapolation of these ratings to the Overall Oral Production scale of the Common European Framework of…
Descriptors: Linguistic Competence, Speech Communication, Grammar, Indo European Languages
