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Peer reviewedKempe, Vera; Brooks, Patricia J. – Language Learning, 2001
To examine the effect of diminutives on gender learning, adult native speakers of English were taught Russian nouns. Half the participants trained on diminutive nouns and half on nondiminutive baseforms. Over four sessions, participants learned to use adjectives that had to agree in gender with nouns. The diminutive training group demonstrated…
Descriptors: Adjectives, English (Second Language), Morphology (Languages), Nouns
