Accounting for interllnguage subject pronouns  

Oleh:

Gass, Susan M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Second Language Research (Full Text & ada di PROQUEST) vol. 7 no. 3 (Jul. 1991), page 181-203.
Topik: the English of two native speakers of Spanish (one adult and one child)
Fulltext: Susan M. Gass and Usha Lakshmanan.pdf (1.12MB)

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In this paper we reopen the controversy surrounding subject pronoun usage in the English of non-native speakers. Much recent research has attempted to account for non-native pronoun usage through Universal Grammrr-based explanations. In this paper, we argue that in considering the issue of subject pronouns, one must take into account the input to the learner. Specifically, we examine transcripts of the English of two native speakers of Spanish (one adult and one child) and show that the pattern of learner-language subject pronoun use closely parallels native speaker use. We closely examine the input provided to these learners and show how learners can be led to believe that their incorrect learner-language forms are correct. Our data suggest that considering principles of Universal Grammar devoid of context is insufficient and often misleading in accounting for how L2 grammars develop.

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