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Frequency and Variation in L2 Spanish Present Tense Indicative Verbal Inflectional Morphology
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Zilmer, Caleb – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This mixed methods study draws upon theoretical perspectives from usage-based linguistics (UBL) and variationist sociolinguistics to explore four learners' use of second language (L2) Spanish present tense indicative verbal inflectional morphology (i.e., simple present conjugations). The study compares the frequency and distribution of students'…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, High School Students
A Generative Approach to the Instructed Second Language Acquisition of Spanish "se"
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Juffs, Alan; Fang, Shaohua – Language Learning, 2022
This article focuses on the role of crosslinguistic patterns with verbs in the mapping of noun phrases/semantic roles to positions in morphosyntax, with a particular focus on second language (L2) development of Spanish "se." The data set derives from high school learners of Spanish in the United States under broadly deductive and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Spanish
From Wrong Word to Right Word: Equipping ELLs to Make Correct Semantic Choices Independently
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Everly, Pamela; Cai, Shengrong – TESOL Journal, 2021
Choosing the right word to express meaning can be a challenge for English language learners (ELLs) in both English as second language and English as a foreign language settings, persisting through all proficiency levels in productive language use for several reasons. In order to make correct word choices, ELLs must master the various aspects of a…
Descriptors: Semantics, Language Usage, Phrase Structure, Definitions
The Learnability of Word Knowledge Aspects in Thai EFL High School Learners
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Nontasee, Worakrit; Sukying, Apisak – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2021
This study investigated the learnability of multiple word knowledge aspects and the relationship between the word knowledge aspects. A total of 261 Thai high school students were measured on receptive and productive word knowledge aspects: word parts, the form-meaning link, and collocations. The current findings indicated that word parts are…
Descriptors: Correlation, High School Students, Vocabulary Development, Semantics
A Usage-Based Study of L2 Constructional Development: Combining Learner Corpus and Experimental Data
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Jo, Rami; Oh, Sun-Young – English Teaching, 2021
By adopting a usage-based approach to language acquisition, this study investigated the emergence and development of L2 constructional knowledge. A total of 19 English verb-argument constructions (VACs) and their associated verbs were extracted from a learner corpus and three verbal fluency tasks, each conducted in L1 and L2 English and L1 Korean.…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Native Language, Korean, Second Language Learning
A Multidimensional Analysis of Essay Writing: What Linguistic Features Tell Us about Situational Parameters and the Effects of Language Functions on Judgments of Quality
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Crossley, Scott A.; Allen, Laura K.; McNamara, Danielle S. – Grantee Submission, 2014
The study applied the Multi-Dimensional analysis used by Biber (1988) to examine the functional parameters of essays. Co-occurrence patterns were identified within an essay corpus (n=1529) using a linguistic indices provided by Co-Metrix. These patterns were used to identify essay groups that shared features based upon situational parameters.…
Descriptors: Essays, Writing (Composition), Computational Linguistics, Cues