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The Effect of Reading on the Acquisition of English Relative Clauses
- Source: ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 113, Issue 1, Jan 1996, p. 263 - 273
Abstract
49 adult acquirers of English as a second language took two tests probing restrictive relative clause competence. The amount of reported pleasure reading done by subjects were the only significant predictor of both measures. Neither years of formal study nor length of residence in the United States was a significant predictor. These results are consistent with the input hypothesis.
© 1996 John Benjamins Publishing Company