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MacWhinney, Brian – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1987
Describes the "Competition Model" (Bates and MacWhinney, 1982) dealing with second-language sentence processing by bilinguals and research that has further developed theories dealing with the model. (CB)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Bilingualism, Cognitive Mapping, Interlanguage

Gass, Susan M. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1987
Investigates the interaction of syntax, semantics, and pragamatics from the perspectives of functional constraints on sentence processing. Findings reveal that native speakers of Italian first become aware of the importance of the concept of word order in a second language before being able to determine the specifics of word order in that…
Descriptors: Correlation, Discourse Analysis, Holistic Approach, Interlanguage