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Peer reviewedGass, Susan M. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1987
Investigates the interaction of syntax, semantics, and pragamatics from the perspectives of functional constraints on sentence processing. Findings reveal that native speakers of Italian first become aware of the importance of the concept of word order in a second language before being able to determine the specifics of word order in that…
Descriptors: Correlation, Discourse Analysis, Holistic Approach, Interlanguage
Peer reviewedGass, Susan M. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1986
Deals with the issue of sentence processing in a second language (L2) showing how L2 learners resolve the problem of competing factors of syntax, semantics, and pragmatics in the processing of L2 utterances. The results of a study involving sentence interpretation by L2 learners of English are presented. (Author/SED)
Descriptors: Adults, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Interaction
