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Clachar, Arlene – Language Learning, 2005
The study sought to examine the effect of lexical aspect and narrative discourse structure on the pattern of acquisition and use of English verbal morphology exhibited by creole-speaking students. Findings indicated that the emergent pattern of morphology in the creole participants' written interlanguage appeared to be influenced not only by…
Descriptors: Standard Spoken Usage, Morphology (Languages), Interlanguage, English

Davies, Alan – TESOL Quarterly, 1989
Suggests that English-as-an-International-Language (EIL) and interlanguage, in recent years, have emerged as two major developments in applied linguistics and language-teaching studies. Three questions are addressed concerning EIL and language teaching. (27 references) (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, English, Interlanguage, Language Proficiency