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Peer reviewedMontrul, Silvina – Language Acquisition, 2001
Investigates the relationship between lexical semantics and derivational morphology in the acquisition of causative/inchoative-related verbs in Turkish as a second language (L2) by Spanish and English speakers. Suggests that L2 learners are attuned to the rich morphology of Turkish and that the acquisition of derivational morphology and lexical…
Descriptors: English, Grammar, Interlanguage, Morphology (Languages)
