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ERIC Number: EJ366189
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Markedness Theory and Error Evaluation: An Experimental Study.
Santos, Terry
Applied Linguistics, v8 n3 p207-18 Fall 1987
Applies markedness theory to the area of error evaluation by native speakers' reactions to non-native speakers errors. The number of errors involving marked and unmarked pairs of forms and structures is tested. Errors reflecting the unmarked-to-marked direction (1st person/3rd person singular, for example) caused greater irritation in native speakers than errors in the other direction. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Error Analysis (Language), Linguistic Difficulty (Inherent), Linguistic Theory, Morphology (Languages), Psycholinguistics, Second Language Learning, Syntax
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Error Correction; Markedness