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Publication Date: 1989
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Attainment of Syntactic and Morphological Accuracy by Advanced Language Learners.
Bardovi-Harlig, Kathleen; Bofman, Theodora
Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v11 n1 p17-34 Mar 1989
A study examined the relationship between syntactic complexity and overall accuracy in the written English of 30 advanced learners of English from five different native language groups. Results show similar patterns of error distribution, a similar level of relative strength in syntax, and relative weakness in morphology. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Advanced Students, Arabic, Chinese, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns, Higher Education, Korean, Language Research, Malay, Morphology (Languages), Second Language Learning, Sentence Structure, Spanish, Syntax, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Writing (Composition), Writing Evaluation
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