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Measuring Longitudinal Writing Development Using Indices of Syntactic Complexity and Sophistication
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Kyle, Kristopher; Crossley, Scott; Verspoor, Marjolijn – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2021
Measures of syntactic complexity such as mean length of T-unit have been common measures of language proficiency in studies of second language acquisition. Despite the ubiquity and usefulness of such structure-based measures, they could be complemented with measures based on usage-based theories, which focus on the development of not just…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Learning Processes, Syntax, Difficulty Level
Learning Condition, Linguistic Complexity, and First Language Transfer in Semiartificial Language Learning: A Conceptual Replication and Extension of Tagarelli et al. (2016)
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Gao, Jianwu; Ma, Shuang – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2021
This study explored the interaction between learning conditions, linguistic complexity, and first language (L1) syntactic transfer in semiartificial grammar learning by conceptually replicating and extending Tagarelli et al. (2016). We changed the L1 background, elicited production data during debriefing, and added a binary mixed-effects logistic…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Difficulty Level, Syntax, Artificial Languages
Incidental Acquisition of Grammatical Features during Reading in L1 and L2
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Bordag, Denisa; Kirschenbaum, Amit; Opitz, Andreas; Rogahn, Maria; Tschirner, Erwin – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2016
The present study explores the initial stages of incidental acquisition of two grammatical properties of verbs (subcategorization and [ir]regularity) during reading in first language (L1) and second language (L2) German using an adjusted self-paced reading paradigm. The results indicate that L1 speakers are superior to L2 speakers in the…
Descriptors: Incidental Learning, Language Acquisition, Grammar, Verbs
An Emergentist Perspective on Heritage Language Acquisition
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O'Grady, William; Kwak, Hye-Young; Lee, On-Soon; Lee, Miseon – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2011
It is widely recognized that the processor has a key role to play in creating and strengthening the mapping between form and meaning that is integral to language use. Adopting an emergentist approach to heritage language acquisition, the current study considers the extent to which the operation of the processor can contribute to an account of what…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Language Usage, Heritage Education
Morphological and Syntactic Transfer in Child L2 Acquisition of the English Dative Alternation.
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Whong-Barr, Melinda; Schwartz, Bonnie D. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2002
Compares the acquisition of the English to- and for-dative alternation by native-speaking English, Japanese, and Korean children. Investigates whether second language learners (L2) like native language learners overextend the double-object variant and whether L2 learners, like L2 adults, transfer properties of the native language grammar.…
Descriptors: Child Language, Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Grammar
Syntactic Acquisition in Bilingual Children: Autonomous or Interdependent?
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Paradis, Johanne; Genesee, Fred – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1996
Investigates the potential interference between the grammars of French-English bilingual children, ages two to three years. The study examined their acquisition of functional categories, specifically the properties of INFL (finiteness and agreement) and negation. Results indicate that these children evidence no transfer, acceleration, or delay in…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Code Switching (Language), English