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Direct linkWu, Mien-Jen; Ionin, Tania – Second Language Research, 2022
This article investigates whether explicit instruction can affect second language (L2) competence in the domain of English quantifier scope. An intervention study was conducted with L1-Mandarin L2-English learners in order to examine (1) whether these learners can learn inverse scope for the structure on which they are instructed…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Generalization, Linguistic Competence
Peer reviewedAkhmanova, Olga – Modern Language Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Grammar, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
Download full textHalamandaris, Pandelis G. – 1968
On the basis of the grammatical theory developed by Noam Chomsky, it is reasonable to presume that the different parts of a sentence may not all be understood with equal facility and speed. One purpose of this study was to determine whether some of the grammatical relations within a sentence were understood more readily than others. Sentences of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Deep Structure, Difficulty Level
