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Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1992
Investigates associations of form and meaning in the developing tense and aspect systems of adult learners of English as a Second Language. Learners at six levels of proficiency were studied using a cloze passage and compositions on the same topic. Interlanguage tense and aspect systems showed high formal accuracy but lower appropriate use. (43…
Descriptors: Adults, Classroom Environment, Cloze Procedure, Cross Sectional Studies
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Sasaki, Yoshinori – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1991
Compared the ability of native language speakers of Japanese with English-speaking students of Japanese, and vice versa, in reporting sentence subjects after listening to Japanese and English word strings. The word strings consisted of one verb and two nouns each. (49 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English, English (Second Language), Interlanguage
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Vihman, Marilyn May – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1982
Analyzes the language acquisition of a bilingual (Estonian/English) child. Discusses his preference for acquiring whole words as opposed to inflections and offers several possible reasons for this particular learning strategy. (EKN)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Code Switching (Language), Cognitive Style