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Direct linkVanhove, Jan – Language Learning, 2017
This study investigated how standard and substandard varieties of first language (L1) Dutch affect grammatical gender assignments to nouns in second language (L2) German. While German distinguishes between masculine, feminine, and neuter gender, the masculine--feminine distinction has nearly disappeared in Standard Dutch. Many substandard Belgian…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Standard Spoken Usage, Native Language, Language Research
Peer reviewedHenrichsen, Lynn E. – Language Learning, 1984
Conducted experiment to determine how the presence of sandhi-variation, a common characteristic of spoken English that reduces the perceptual saliency of many of its features, affects the comprehensibility of English unit. Results indicated that sandhi-variation is an important input-intake filter for English learners but not for those whose…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Research, Listening Comprehension
Major, Roy C.; Fitzmaurice, Susan M.; Bunta, Ferenc; Balasubramanian, Chandrika – Language Learning, 2005
It is widely believed that listeners understand some dialects more easily than others, although there is very little research that has rigorously measured the effects. This study investigated whether listeners experience more difficulty with regional, ethnic, and international dialects of English than with Standard American English. The results…
Descriptors: North American English, Listening Comprehension Tests, Listening Comprehension, Dialects
Peer reviewedBanerjee, Janet; Carrell, Patricia L. – Language Learning, 1988
An English discourse completion questionnaire consisting of 60 situations designed to elicit suggestions in English was administered to 28 native speakers of Chinese or Malay and to 12 native speakers of American English. Non-native speakers of English were more direct in their responses. Native and non-native speakers significantly differed in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Peer reviewedCohen, Andrew D. – Language Learning, 1974
Patterns of foreign language retention among young children who have been removed from a language contact situation for a period of time are studied. (PP)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Data Analysis, Language Learning Levels, Retention Studies
Peer reviewedKlein, 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
