Second Language Acquisition II

1. Indicate the type of error (phonological, morphological, syntactic, or lexical) found in the following sentences.

1. She play tennis almost every day.

2. I no get on the train on time.

3. The house old needs painting.

4. Im not a very good cooker.

5. You should get your hairs cut.

6. Look at that goose with antlers!

7. I miss the bus, yesterday.

8. Tank you very much.

1. In your second language learning experience, can you think of an example of an L2 property that seemed very different from your L1 and that you found easy to learn? Can you think of an example of something different that you found hard to learn? What do you think might have led to the difference in ease of learning?

1. In second language learners whose first language does not allow coda consonants, we sometimes see variation in the production of English codas. Examine the following phrases and propose an explanation as to why some stops in coda position are deleted, and others are produced. Segments in boldface are produced while struckthrough segments are deleted. Focus only on either boldface or struckthrough segments for this question.

1. cup of coffee

2. back to work

3. met on the train

4. bad with numbers