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Saksena, Anuradha – IRAL, 1984
Examines the negative consequences of using pedagogical grammars of English dominated by theoretical models which affect English as a second language composition. Limitations of these "models" include: lack of broad vocabulary, semantically "empty" verbs, and an emphasis on the use of awkward grammatical structures, which are regarded as more…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Second Language Instruction
Metaphors for the Description of Acquisition Data: From Constituency "Trees" to Dependency "Frames."
Robinson, Peter J. – IRAL, 1990
Explains the differences between constituency and dependency theories for structural linguistics. Reasons are provided for why the former has been indirectly responsible for the neglect of lexical acquisition in language acquisition research and for proposing a notation based on dependency theory for describing learners' segmentation of initially…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Language Processing
Newmark, Leonard; Reibel, David A. – IRAL, 1968
The article criticizes present-day overemphasis of contrastive analysis procedures in second language instruction. Recommendations are for language teachers to reappraise their classroom objectives and to give paramount importance to mastery of language use rather than mastery of language structure. Pedagogical procedures based on situational…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Audiolingual Methods, Children, Comparative Analysis