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Huebner, Thom – Language Learning, 1985
Reviews the notions of system and variability as applied to interlanguages, especially with respect to variability in the syntax of second language learners. Summarizes the findings of Huebner with respect to referentiality and then examines some new data collected 20 months after the end of the initial study. (SED)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Interlanguage, Learning Processes, Second Language Learning
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Klein, Wolfgang – Language Learning, 1998
Raises three questions concerning the present state of second-language acquisition research: (1) What has it achieved for language teaching? (2) How close is a theory of second-language acquisition? (3) What is its status within the chorus of disciplines that deal with language? (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Grammar, Intellectual Disciplines, Interlanguage