NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Neeleman, Ad; Weerman, Fred – Language Acquisition, 1997
Discusses first- and second-language word order acquisition. A version of the OV/VO parameter is developed that is not construction specific. It relates various empirical domains, including basic word order, scrambling, exceptional case marking, and the distribution of particles. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Case (Grammar), Language Acquisition, Linguistic Theory, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bley-Vroman, Robert; Chaudron, Craig – Language Learning, 1990
Discusses the theory that the second-language processing of subordinate clauses and of anaphora is affected by the basic word order of a learners native language. This phenomenon, believed to be a prediction of universal grammar, is explored. (54 references) (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Grammar, Language Processing, Language Research
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Schwartz, Bonnie D.; Sprouse, Rex A. – Second Language Research, 1996
Defends the full transfer/full access (FT/FA) model, which hypothesizes that the initial state of second-language (L2) acquisition is the final state of L1 acquisition (full transfer) and failure to assign a representation to input data will force subsequent restructuring. The article considers two other competing hypotheses as well as several…
Descriptors: Adverbs, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language)