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Incidental Exposure and L3 Learning of Morphosyntax
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Grey, Sarah; Williams, John N.; Rebuschat, Patrick – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2014
Evidence of learning following incidental exposure has been found for aspects of nonnative syntax in adults (Rebuschat & Williams, 2006, 2012; Williams & Kuribara, 2008). However, little research has tested delayed effects of learning under an incidental condition or moved beyond word order. This study investigated learning of third…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Morphology (Languages), Syntax, Task Analysis
Do Adults Show an Effect of Delayed First Language Acquisition When Calculating Scalar Implicatures?
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Davidson, Kathryn; Mayberry, Rachel I. – Language Acquisition: A Journal of Developmental Linguistics, 2015
Language acquisition involves learning not only grammatical rules and a lexicon but also what people are intending to convey with their utterances: the semantic/pragmatic component of language. In this article we separate the contributions of linguistic development and cognitive maturity to the acquisition of the semantic/pragmatic component of…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Semantics, Pragmatics, Deafness
Current Trends in Second Language Testing
Briere, Eugene J. – TESOL Quart, 1969
Detailed discusion of the theoretical papers presented at the second conference on "Problems in Foreign Language Testing" held at the Idyllwild campus of the University of Southern California, November 1968, and a brief summation of the practical ones. Paper presented at the TESOL Convention, March 1969. (FWB)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Language Proficiency