An Interactionist Approach to L2 Sentence Interpretation.

Gass, Susan M.

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Publication Date: 1986

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An Interactionist Approach to L2 Sentence Interpretation.

Gass, Susan M.

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v8 n1 p19-37 Feb 1986

Deals with the issue of sentence processing in a second language (L2) showing how L2 learners resolve the problem of competing factors of syntax, semantics, and pragmatics in the processing of L2 utterances. The results of a study involving sentence interpretation by L2 learners of English are presented. (Author/SED)

Descriptors: Adults, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Interaction, Language Processing, Language Universals, Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Semantics, Sentence Structure, Syntax, Word Order

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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