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Mitchell, Paul; Kemp, Nenagh; Bryant, Peter – Reading Research Quarterly, 2011
The purpose of this research was to examine whether adults rely on morphemic spelling rules or word-specific knowledge when spelling simple words. We examined adults' knowledge of two of the simplest and most reliable rules in English spelling concerning the morphological word ending -s. This spelling is required for regular plural nouns (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Spelling, Knowledge Level
Schierloh, Maren – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In this study I examine the noticing of verbs with stem vowel changes by beginning adult learners of L2 German who have not been formally introduced to this linguistic feature. Two research questions (RQs) guided the experimental design and the empirical analyses in this study: (1) Do adult beginning learners of German who are unfamiliar with…
Descriptors: Sentences, Vowels, Verbs, Eye Movements