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Markedness, Discoursal Modes, and Relative Clause Formation in a Formal and an Informal Context.

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Pavesi, Maria – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1986

Describes a study in which English relative clauses were elicited from two groups of Italian learners: formal learners and informal learners. The results agreed with the order of acquisition predicted by the Accessibility Hierarchy (Keenan and Comrie, 1977, 1979). (Author/SED)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Incidental Learning, Intentional Learning, Interlanguage

Markedness and Intertask Variability in Relative Clause Formation.

Pavesi, Maria – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1986

The formation of relative clauses in the work of 48 Italian high school students of English as a foreign language who performed a variety of written and oral tasks is analyzed. Results indicate that markedness can be a valid predictor of interlanguage but that it can also constrain intertask variability. (CB)

Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language)