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How Japanese Learners of English Answer Negative Yes-No Questions--A Case of Foreign Language Transfer.

Takashima, Hideyuki – IRAL, 1989

A study using 288 Japanese university level English-as-a-Foreign-Language students examined native language transfer, specifically the lexical transfer occurring in responses to yes-no questions. An analysis of answer patterns and statistical tables is included. (OD)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Higher Education, Interference (Language), Japanese

The Effects of Vowel Height and Place of Articulation in Interlanguage Final Stop Devoicing.

Yavas, Mehmet – IRAL, 1997

Examines the effects of vowel height and place of articulation in interlanguage devoicing patterns of final voiced stop consonants (b, d, g) in words such as "cab,""bad,""bag" in the acquisition of English as a foreign language by Mandarin, Japanese, and Portuguese speakers. Results display a combinatory effect of…

Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), College Students, Consonants, English (Second Language)