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Montrul, Silvina – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2011
Morphological variability and the source of these errors have been intensely debated in SLA. A recurrent finding is that postpuberty second language (L2) learners often omit or use the wrong affix for nominal and verbal inflections in oral production but less so in written tasks. According to the missing surface inflection hypothesis, L2 learners…
Descriptors: Linguistic Competence, Form Classes (Languages), Second Language Learning, Heritage Education
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Oliver, Rhonda – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1995
This study examined patterns of interaction in conversations between native speakers (NSs) and nonnative speakers (NNSs) of English among 48 NS-NNS dyads of elementary school students in Australia. Results found that NSs used negotiation strategies and recasts to provide negative feedback to their NNS peers. Contains 57 references. (MDM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language)