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Publication details [#35991]

Cook, Vivian J. 1990. Timed comprehension of binding in advanced L2 learners of English. Language Learning 40 (4) : 557–599.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

anaphora | language proficiency | reflexive construction | second language acquisition

Language as a subject

English

Place, Publisher

The University of Michigan

Journal WWW

www.ingenta.com/journals/browse/bpl/lang

Annotation

This article examines how advanced Japanese, Romance and Norwegian English as a second language learners read reflexive anaphors such as 'himself' and pronominals such as 'him'. It is suggested that parameter settings relate to both performance and grammatical competence.