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| Title | A Test of Three Language Hypotheses |
| Body | From: Language Learning Three hypotheses related to second language acquisition were tested in a study of "Processing Difficulty in Comprehension and Production of Relative Clauses by Learners of English as a Second Language": * Kennan and Comrie's (1977) Noun Phrase Accessibility Hierarchy Hypothesis (NPAH) * Kuno's (1974) Perceptual Difficulty Hypothesis (PDH) * Hamilton's (1994) SO Hierarchy Hypothesis (SOHH) Each hypothesis predicts the relative difficulty of processing different relative clause sentences. To test each, researcher Shinichi Izumi used data from 61 adult English language learners who had participated in a larger study of the processing of relative clauses. Results showed full support for the PDH and mixed support for the NPAH and SOHH. This article appears in the June 2003 issue of "Language Learning," Volume 53 (2), 285-323. "Language Learning" is a publication of Blackwell Publishing. More information, including article abstracts, is available online at: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0023-8333 |
| Source | Language Learning |
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