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Wode, Henning – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1981
Suggests that structural universals between different-based pidgins result from universal linguo-cognitive processing strategies which are employed in learning languages. Some of the strategies occur in all types of acquisition, and others are more applicable to L2 type acquisition. Past research is discussed, and some exemplary data are given.…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Language Universals, Linguistic Theory
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Wode, Henning – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1994
Argues that evolution of the phonological systems of natural languages and the typology of distinctive features is based on perceptual discontinuities of the auditory system. It is suggested that neonates rely on these innate sensitivities for acquisition of sound systems and that some phonological variation in early child phonology results from…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Child Language, Infants, Language Acquisition
Wode, Henning – 1977
The main concern of this report is the nature of the reliance by children on prior native language (L1) knowledge in naturalistic, untutored second language (L2) acquisition. It is suggested that L1 reliance is systematic, in that specific conditions have to be met within the child's L2 development before he or she will, or can, draw on previous…
Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, English, Error Analysis (Language)