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Peer reviewedSchumann, John H. – Language Learning, 1986
Analysis of basilang speech (in terms of word order, reference to time, and reference to space) of Chinese, Spanish, and Japanese speakers of English as a second language indicated that oriental subjects tended not to use prepositions and that Spanish-speaking subjects tended to use "in" to express most locative meanings. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Chinese, Correlation, Discourse Analysis
