The effect of reading on the acquisition of English relative clauses

• Autores: Yon Ok Lee, Stephen Krashen, Barry C. Gribbons
• Localización: ITL International Journal of Applied Linguistics, ISSN 0019-0810, ISSN-e 1783-1490, Nº. 113-114, 1996, págs. 263-273
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 49 adult acquirers of English as a second language took two tests probing restrictive relative clause competence. The amount of reported pleasure reading done by subjects were the only significant predictor of both measures. Neither years of formal study nor length of residence in the United States was a significant predictor. These results are consistent with the input hypothesis.