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Mayes, Patricia – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1994
Presents an interview with Noriko Akatsuka concerning her studies of the relationship between a speaker's state of mind and modality. Notes that the interviewee has concentrated on conditionals using data chiefly from Japanese, Korean, and English, with the primary goal of using conditional construction as a tool to investigate questions…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English, Grammar, Interviews
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Zobl, Helmut – Second Language Research, 1990
Demonstrates second-language acquisition (L2) is module and parameter sensitive. It is proposed that the acquisition of English by adult Japanese speakers is sensitive to the agreement parameter as well as the principle of structural government. (45 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Epistemology
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Nara, Hiroshi – CALICO Journal, 1994
Reports on a development in interactive Japanese at a new facility where lexicographical information can be viewed with full contextual information. This information is available for any word in the 65 texts incorporated in the course. This method of showing all the collocations of a word was implemented to help users monitor progress. (24…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Context Effect