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Wang, Yuxia – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017
The correct use of English verb argument structure is crucial for foreign learners of the English language. Based on an experimental study recruiting 162 Chinese English learners at different proficiency levels, this book suggests that the acquisition of English transitivity alternation follows as a consequence of the cognitive processing of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Linguistic Input, Language Proficiency
Salaberry, M. Rafael – 2001
The general objective of this study is the investigation of some of the cognitive processes underlying adult second language acquisition through the analysis of the development of morphological markers of temporality in the acquisition of Spanish as a second language (L2) among native English speakers. It is argued that analysis of data on the…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, Hypothesis Testing
Lefebvre, Claire – 1998
The research reported here focuses on the cognitive processes involved in creole genesis: relexification; reanalysis; dialect levelling; and parameter setting. The role of these processes in creole genesis is documented in a detailed comparison of Haitian Creole with two of its major source languages: French, its main lexifier language, and…
Descriptors: Affixes, African Languages, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis