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The acquisition of tense in English: Distinguishing child second language from first language and specific language impairment

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dc.contributor.authorCrago, M.
dc.contributor.authorMarquis, J.
dc.contributor.authorRice, M.L.
dc.contributor.authorParadis, J.
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-01T20:55:58Z
dc.date.available2025-05-01T20:55:58Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionThis study reports on a comparison of the use and knowledge of tense-marking morphemes in English by first language (L1), second language (L2), and specific language impairment (SLI) children. The objective of our research was to ascertain whether the L2 children’s tense acquisition patterns were similar or dissimilar to those of the L1 and SLI groups, and whether theywould fit an (extended) optional infinitive profile, or an L2-based profile, for example, themissing surface inflection hypothesis. Results showed that the L2 children had a unique profile compared with their monolingual peers, which was better characterized by the missing surface inflection hypothesis. At the same time, results reinforce the assumption underlying the (extended) optional infinitive profile that internal constraints on the acquisition of tense could be a component of L1 development, with and without SLI.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7939/R3513TZ68
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.isversionofParadis, J. et al. (2008). The acquisition of tense in English: Distinguishing child second language from first language and specific language impairment. Applied Psycholinguistics, 29(4), 689-722. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0142716408080296
dc.rights© 2008 Cambridge University Press
dc.subjectEnglish as a second language
dc.subjectGrammar
dc.subjectLanguage impairments
dc.subjectNative speakers
dc.subjectLanguage usage
dc.subjectMorphemes
dc.subjectSecond language learning
dc.subjectComparative analysis
dc.subjectLanguage acquisition
dc.subjectMonolingualism
dc.titleThe acquisition of tense in English: Distinguishing child second language from first language and specific language impairment
dc.typehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
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