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Peer reviewedHodne, Barbara – Language Learning, 1985
Describes a study of two Polish speakers learning English, which investigated whether modifications of complex syllable structures in the interlanguage were attributable to transfer and whether they showed movement toward an open syllable pattern. Of the modifications not attributable to transfer, only half showed movement toward an open syllable…
Descriptors: Consonants, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Interference (Language)
Yavas, Mehmet – IRAL, 1997
Examines the effects of vowel height and place of articulation in interlanguage devoicing patterns of final voiced stop consonants (b, d, g) in words such as "cab,""bad,""bag" in the acquisition of English as a foreign language by Mandarin, Japanese, and Portuguese speakers. Results display a combinatory effect of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), College Students, Consonants, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedCarlisle, Robert S. – Language Learning, 1997
Tested the interlanguage structural conformity hypothesis by examining how frequently young adult, native Spanish speakers in Mexico modified English two- and three-member onsets. Results indicate that three-member onsets were modified significantly more frequently than were two-member onsets and that epenthesis occurred more frequently after…
Descriptors: College Students, Consonants, Data Collection, English (Second Language)
