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An Investigation of Syntactic Priming among German Speakers at Varying Proficiency Levels
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Ruf, Helena T. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This dissertation investigates syntactic priming in second language (L2) development among three speaker populations: (1) less proficient L2 speakers; (2) advanced L2 speakers; and (3) LI speakers. Using confederate scripting this study examines how German speakers choose certain word orders in locative constructions (e.g., "Auf dem Tisch…
Descriptors: Priming, Form Classes (Languages), Second Languages, Psycholinguistics