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Peer reviewedSchwartz, Bonnie D. – Second Language Research, 1997
Considers the interplay between source and target language in relation to two points made by Klein and Perdue: (1) the argument that the analysis of the target language should not be used as the model for analyzing interlanguage data; and (2) the theoretical claim that under the technical assumptions of minimalism, the Basic Variety is a "perfect"…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Cognitive Processes, Data Analysis, Interlanguage
Peer reviewedZobl, Helmut – Second Language Research, 1990
Demonstrates second-language acquisition (L2) is module and parameter sensitive. It is proposed that the acquisition of English by adult Japanese speakers is sensitive to the agreement parameter as well as the principle of structural government. (45 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Epistemology
