Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
| Native Language | 6 |
| Syntax | 6 |
| Second Language Learning | 5 |
| Adults | 3 |
| Children | 3 |
| Language Acquisition | 3 |
| Language Processing | 3 |
| Linguistic Theory | 3 |
| Morphology (Languages) | 3 |
| Multilingualism | 3 |
| Grammar | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Avrutin, Sergey | 1 |
| Gabriele, Alison | 1 |
| Gómez Fernández, Roberto | 1 |
| Hopp, Holger | 1 |
| Sabourin, Laura | 1 |
| Unsworth, Sharon | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Opinion Papers | 6 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Luxembourg | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkGabriele, Alison – Second Language Research, 2021
This commentary discusses Westergaard's (2021) keynote article, which presents a comprehensive model of first language (L1), second language (L2), and third language (L3) acquisition. The commentary presents evidence from a previous study of L3 learners that provides support for Westergaard's property-by-property transfer proposal. The commentary…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Native Language, Linguistic Theory
Gómez Fernández, Roberto – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2019
Alexis Patterson's paper researches equity in groupwork in the science classroom by looking at micro-interactions. She points to the key features of student voice, student visibility and student authority while addressing the teachers' role in creating a more equitable and productive talk in science classrooms. This forum paper aims at continuing…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Classroom Communication, Science Instruction, Equal Education
Hopp, Holger – Second Language Research, 2014
This article offers the author's commentary on the Multiple Grammars (MG) language acquisition theory proposed by Luiz Amaral and Tom Roeper in the present issue. Multiple Grammars advances the claim that optionality is a constitutive characteristic of any one grammar, with interlanguage grammars being perhaps the clearest examples of a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Native Language
Unsworth, Sharon – Second Language Research, 2014
The central claim in Amaral and Roeper's (this issue; henceforth A&R) keynote article is that everyone is multilingual, whether they speak one or more languages. In a nutshell, the idea is that each speaker has multiple grammars or "sub-sets of rules (or sub-grammars) that co-exist". Thus, rather than positing complex rules to…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Linguistic Theory, Grammar, Second Language Learning
Sabourin, Laura – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2006
In their Keynote Article, Clahsen and Felser (CF) provide a detailed summary and comparison of grammatical processing in adult first language (L1) speakers, child L1 speakers, and second language (L2) speakers. CF conclude that child and adult L1 processing makes use of a continuous parsing mechanism, and that any differences found in processing…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Native Language, Second Languages, Children
Avrutin, Sergey – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2006
Clahsen and Felser's article (CF) is an important contribution to the field of psycholinguistics in several respects. First, it draws attention to the importance of a better understanding of the processing mechanisms utilized by child and adult language learners. Differences in these mechanisms may be responsible for the final outcome of the…
Descriptors: Psycholinguistics, Children, Adults, Language Acquisition
