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The Acquisition of New Word Formation Processes in Second Language Acquisition
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Olshtain, Elite – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1987
A study of acquisition of new word formation devices in Hebrew as an indication of near-native competence is based on data collected from written questionnaires. The three tasks to be completed included: (1) production, requiring suggestions for new nouns; (2) evaluation, choosing the most appropriate innovation; and (3) interpretation,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Communicative Competence (Languages), Etymology
Avoidance: Grammatical or Semantic Causes.
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Hulstijn, Jan H.; Marchena, Elaine – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1989
Follows up on a study by Dagut and Laufer (1985), who found that Hebrew learners of English avoid phrasal verbs. Three tests (multiple choice, memorization, and translation) were administered to Dutch learners of English to determine whether Dutch learners would tend not to avoid English phrasal verbs because they do not exist in Dutch. (Author/OD)
Descriptors: Dutch, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Grammar
Too Many Words: Length of Utterance and Pragmatic Failure.
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Blum-Kulka, Shoshana; Olshtain, Elite – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1986
Data collected from both native and non-native speakers' linguistic performances in five request and seven apology situations revealed a systematic difference in length of utterance in speech acts by non-native speakers as compared to native speakers. Deviation from native norms of utterance length can cause pragmatic failure in several ways.…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context
Is Second Language Attrition the Reversal of Second Language Acquisition?
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Olshtain, Elite – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1989
Reports on studies focusing on individual attrition of English as a Second Language in an environment where Hebrew is the dominant language. Age, sociolinguistic features, input variables, and linguistic variables are discussed as well as major trends of change in language use that identify a limited reversal of the acquisition process. 29…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Language, Culture Contact, English (Second Language)
Lexical-Grammatical Pragmatic Indicators.
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Blum-Kulka, Shoshana; Levenston, Edward A. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1987
A study of the interlanguage pragmatics of learners of Hebrew and English (L2s) focuses on pragmatic indicators used in requests and apologies (situations in Appendix). Deviations from native-speaker norms in the speech of non-native speakers are discussed. Results suggest L2s' misuse of pragmatic indicators can have serious interactional…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
Attrition in the Productive Lexicon of Two Portuguese Third Language Speakers.
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Cohen, Andrew D. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1989
A study of two English-Hebrew bilingual children's productive vocabulary loss in oral Portuguese after discontinued contact with the language investigated lexical loss in Portuguese storytelling behavior. Analysis focused on the nature of attrited productive lexicon, compensatory lexical production strategies, and lexical retrieval process.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Case Studies, Child Language, Code Switching (Language)