L1 influence in the L2 acquisition of isiXhosa verb placement by English and Afrikaans adolescents
This paper reports on an investigation into the possibility of first language (L1) transfer in the initial stages of the second language (L2) acquisition of isiXhosa by adolescent L1 speakers of Afrikaans and English, respectively. Four hypotheses about the initial state of L2 acquisition are (i) th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
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Stellenbosch University
2009-12-01
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Series: | Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus |
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Online Access: | https://spilplus.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/59 |