Why do L2 learners choose the implicit marker for object relative clauses when it is optionally explicit?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lingua.2021.103097
Abstract: Abstract This corpus-based study investigates variables that may affect the selection of implicit/explicit markers in L1 and L2 English for object relative clauses (ORCs). The results show that compared to L1ers, L2ers choose the implicit… read more here.
Keywords: relative clauses; marker; object relative; choose implicit ... See more keywords