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Lakshmanan, Usha; Selinker, Larry – Second Language Research, 2001
Addresses the issue of how we know what learners know based on evidence from second language (L2) learners' spontaneous speech samples gathered longitudinally. Examines some of the problems involved in the analysis of spontaneous speech, with focus on second language studies within the generative framework. Considers the effects of the comparative…
Descriptors: Generative Grammar, Interlanguage, Language Research, Longitudinal Studies