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Bardovi-Harlig, Kathleen – Language Learning, 1997
Examines the emergence of the present perfect in the interlanguage of instructed adult learners of English as a Second Language. Findings indicate that adding a new inflection in the tense/aspect system requires establishing new form-meaning associations as well as revising existing ones. (44 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Associative Learning, English (Second Language)

de Groot, Annette M. B.; Comijs, Hannie – Language Learning, 1995
Explores the "translation-recognition" task, using two experiments, one for adult Dutch learners of English and the second for people from the same population. Results suggest that translation recognition and translation production respond to the same manipulations, except when cognates and noncognates are focused on separately. (23…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Bilingualism, College Students, Comparative Analysis