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White, Lydia – Second Language Research, 2021
In this commentary, I question Westergaard's argument that third language (L3) data can be used to decide between theories such as Full Transfer Full Access, involving wholesale transfer initially, and Full Transfer Potential, involving property-by-property transfer. I suggest that much L3 data will be amenable to explanation under either theory.…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Native Language
Xia, Vera Yunxiao; White, Lydia; Guzzo, Natália Brambatti – Second Language Research, 2022
This article reports on an experiment investigating the effects of featural Relativized Minimality (Friedmann et al., 2009) on the representation and processing of relative clauses in the second language (L2) English of Mandarin speakers. Object relatives (ORCs) are known to cause greater problems in first language (L1) acquisition and in adult…
Descriptors: Intervention, Phrase Structure, Language Processing, Second Language Learning