The acquisition of the negative polarity item 'any' in L2 English by L1 German speakers

The study explores the acquisition of properties of the English existential quantifier any by German-speaking learners of English. The English existential quantifier is of particular theoretical interest, since its subtle grammatical constraints are often unobservable and thus may induce learnabilit...

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Main Authors: Tom Rankin, Thomas Wagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: White Rose University Press 2023-07-01
Series:Journal of the European Second Language Association
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Online Access:https://account.euroslajournal.org/index.php/wr-j-jesla/article/view/95