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Publication details [#45923]

Han, Zhaohong and Stephen T. Peverly. 2007. Input Processing: A Study of Ab Initio Learners with Multilingual Backgrounds. The International Journal of Multilingualism 4 (1) : 17–37.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

form | language input | meaning | multilingualism

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Annotation

This paper argues that foreign language learners with some knowledge of the target language will use a meaning-based approach to input processing, whilst learners lacking any knowledge of the target language will use a form-based approach.