Cognitive Patch Theory: A Comparison of the Morphosyntactic Competences of Advanced ESL Learners and Native Speakers of English

This study investigates the morphosyntactic competence of advanced ESL learners and native speakers of English. Using the framework of the Government and Binding approach (Chomsky,1981, 1986), the study tests the predictions made by the evolved Fundamental Difference Hypothesis (Bley-Vroman, 2009),...

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Main Author: Ahmed, Amer M.Th.
Other Authors: Helms-Park, Rena
Language:en_ca
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/27312