The Effect of Reading on the Acquisition of English Relative Clauses

Yon Ok Lee | School of Education University of Southern California

Stephen D. Krashen | School of Education University of Southern California

Barry Gribbons | School of Education University of Southern California

49 adult acquirers of English as a second language took two tests probing restrictive relative clause competence. The amount of reported pleasure reading done by subjects were the only significant predictor of both measures. Neither years of formal study nor length of residence in the United States was a significant predictor. These results are consistent with the input hypothesis.

Published online: 01 January 1996
https://doi.org/10.1075/itl.113-114.04lee

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