LINA02H3 : Chapter 11.docx
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Second language learner"s speech bears resemblance to the first language french and. German speakers both speaking english (l2) sound differently: german learning eyes target form: /ajz/ result of syllable-final obstruent devoicing: [ajs] result of canadian- raising [ js] When interlanguage grammar stops changing, it is said to have fossilized the final state: communicative competence actual proficiency of what is to be acquired. Using the language appropriate to situation and context. Markedness: x is more marked than y if the presence of x imples the presence of y, but not vice versa. Similarity differential rate hypothesis (sdrh) proposes that the rates of acquisition for dissimilar phenomena are faster than for similar phenomena. English target maintain, non-native form maintain. Null subjects parameter designed to account for the contrast between languages: the null subject parameter (+/-): the subject of a clause with a verb marked for tense.
