Second Language Acquisition of Constraints on WH-Movement by L2 English Speakers: Evidence for Full-Access to Syntactic Features

This paper presents results from two experiments on the L2 acquisition of wh-features and relevant constraints (Superiority and Subjacency) by L1 Sinhala–L2 English speakers. Our results from a Truth Value Judgment Task and a Grammaticality Judgment Task with 31 English native controls and 38 Sinhal...

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Main Authors: Sujeewa Hettiarachchi, Acrisio Pires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/7/2/134