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The Verb-Movement Parameter in Second Language Acquisition.
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White, Lydia – Language Acquisition, 1991
Investigates effects of instruction on parameter resetting in second-language acquisition, where the first and second language differ as to the settings they adopt for verb movement. The question addressed is whether instruction on one of a cluster of properties associated with lack of verb movement in English generalizes to another property…
Descriptors: English, French, Instructional Materials, Language Acquisition