Processing Strategies in L2 Learners of French: The Role of Transfer.

Heilenman, L. Kathy; McDonald, Janet L.

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ERIC Number: EJ477776

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Publication Date: 1993

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Processing Strategies in L2 Learners of French: The Role of Transfer.

Heilenman, L. Kathy; McDonald, Janet L.

Language Learning, v43 n4 p507-57 Dec 1993

The comprehension processing strategies of 15 monolingual English and 8 bilingual French native speakers were compared with those of 112 second-language learners of French, using stimuli containing word order and clitic pronoun cues in French. Results indicated differential dependence on cue use by native speakers. (Contains 97 references.) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comprehension, Context Clues, French, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Language Research, Native Speakers, Pronouns, Second Language Learning, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Transfer of Training, Word Order

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Language: English

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