Unclogging the Bottleneck: The role of case morphology in L2 acquisition at the syntax-discourse interface

The Bottleneck Hypothesis argues that properties of inflectional morphology explain why second-language learners may face persistent difficulties in articulating meaning in target-language forms. In particular, the acquisition task proves even harder when first and second languages differ in the way...

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Published in:	Language acquisition Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 241 - 271
Main Authors:	Lecouvet, Mathieu, Degand, Liesbeth, Suner, Ferran
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Mahwah Routledge 03.07.2021 Psychology Press
Subjects:	Achievement Tests Acquisition Case Studies Comparative Analysis Competence Convergence Correlation Debates Discourse Foreign Countries French French language German German as a second language Graduate Students Grammar Grammatical case Hypotheses Inflection (Morphology) Interfaces Language Classification Language Proficiency Language Tests Languages Linguistic Theory Mapping Morphemes Morphology Morphology (Languages) Morphosyntax Native Language Native Speakers Predictor Variables Property Referents Second Language Instruction Second Language Learning Second languages Syntactic movement Syntax Task Analysis Translation Undergraduate Students France
ISSN:	1048-9223, 1532-7817
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