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Direct linkChen, Marina Yueh-Ching – Second Language Research, 2005
This study of "consider" and "find" attempts to shed light on second language acquisition of English small clause complements, as in "we consider [Mary intelligent"] and "we find [Mary interesting"]. It examines how learners' First language (Mandarin Chinese) interacts with the target language. The analysis is based on the results of two kinds of…
Descriptors: Sentences, Mandarin Chinese, Language Acquisition, Adult Students
Juffs, Alan – Second Language Research, 2005
Adult learners of English as a second language who speak Chinese (n = 30), Japanese (n = 28) or Spanish (n = 46) as a first language (L1), and a comparison group of native speakers (n = 22) read sentences that contain: (a) ungrammatical "wh"-extractions that violate island constraints; and (b) grammatical long-distance Subject and Object…
Descriptors: Verbs, Sentences, Native Speakers, English (Second Language)
