Friend: How do you react when you come across a Facebook post that has some grammatical errors? Me: I admire the person who posted it for their desire and courage to communicate. It is not perfection ...

ABSTRACT: Grammar is the cornerstone of English language learning, and its importance continues throughout the learning process and its practical application. However, how to teach grammar effectively ...

As a former English teacher, I like to think that I have a respectable grasp of English grammar. Its a mixed blessing, however: Im forever wincing at grammatical gaffes. So as I say, usage errors ...

ABSTRACT: The present corpus study aimed to examine whether Basque (OV) resorts more often than Spanish (VO) to certain grammatical operations, in order to minimize the number of arguments to be ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This article investigates from an acquisitional approach the development of pragmatic competence by novice learners of second language (L2) ...

As large language models like ChatGPT become increasingly embedded in tools used by educators, linguists, and the general public, new research has examined how these systems represent and judge ...

Noam Chomsky’s distinction between competence and performance has been controversial in linguistics and psycholinguistics for 50 years. The proponents of generative grammar presuppose it and rely on ...

Post written by François Grosjean. The influence of a first language on a second language in the form of interferences (transfers) is well accepted and well documented (see here). But until fairly ...