Natural Sequences in Child Second Language Acquisition.

Dulay, Heidi C.; Burt, Marina K.

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Publication Date: 1974

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Natural Sequences in Child Second Language Acquisition

Dulay, Heidi C.; Burt, Marina K.

Language Learning, 24, 1, 37-53, Jun 74

Reports on an investigation in which the acquisition sequences of eleven English functors were compared for native Chinese- and Spanish-speaking children learning English. Provides strong support for the existence of universal child language learning strategies. (PP)

Descriptors: Child Language, Chinese, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition, Learning Strategies, Psycholinguistics, Second Language Learning, Spanish Speaking

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