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ERIC Number: EJ413404
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-6001
Second Language Acquisition of the English Modal Auxiliaries "Can,""Could,""May," and "Might."
Gibbs, Dorothy
Applied Linguistics, v11 n3 p296-314 Sep 1990
The expressions of the English modal auxiliaries "can,""could,""may," and "might" by 75 Panjabi-speaking students were studied. Students who were exposed to English at an earlier age showed better comprehension of verb forms. Modal acquisition by these second-language students mirrored that observed in native speakers. (39 references) (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Age, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Measures (Individuals), Native Speakers, Oral Language, Panjabi, Second Language Learning, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Verbs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Modals (Verbs)