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Publication details [#39389]

Bell, Lawrence H., Fred Eckman and Diane Nelson. 1988. On the Generalization of Relative Clause Instruction in the Acquisition of English as a Second Language. Applied Linguistics 9 (1) : 1–20.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

generalization | L2-acquisition | language teaching | relative clause

Language as a subject

English

Place, Publisher

Oxford University Press

Journal WWW

http://www3.oup.co.uk/applij/contents/

Annotation

This study explores the generalization of instruction in an English second language learning program. It is argued that maximal learning generalization occurs from structures that are typologically more marked to structures that are typologically less marked, and not the opposite way.