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Crosthwaite, Peter; Yeung, Yuk; Bai, Xuefei; Lu, Li; Bae, Yeonsuk – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2018
Definite discourse-new bridging reference (e.g., a school … "the teacher"; Clark, 1975) is a complex syntax-pragmatic component of referential movement, one that is subject to relatively opaque form-function contingency compared with forms used for discourse-old reference, and one that is especially prone to crosslinguistic influence.…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Mandarin Chinese, Syntax
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Amaro, Jennifer Cabrelli; Campos-Dintrans, Gonzalo; Rothman, Jason – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2018
This study considers the role of L1 phonological influence in L2 English past tense morphology production by native speakers of Spanish, Mandarin, and Japanese. While these L1s share similar phonological restrictions on consonant cluster formation needed for English past tense morphology, differences arise in L1 syntax (only Mandarin lacks…
Descriptors: Role, Native Language, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning