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Clachar, Arlene – Language Learning, 2005
The study sought to examine the effect of lexical aspect and narrative discourse structure on the pattern of acquisition and use of English verbal morphology exhibited by creole-speaking students. Findings indicated that the emergent pattern of morphology in the creole participants' written interlanguage appeared to be influenced not only by…
Descriptors: Standard Spoken Usage, Morphology (Languages), Interlanguage, English
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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