Cognitive Factors in Learning about Structured Sequences: Applications to Syntax.

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Title: Cognitive Factors in Learning about Structured Sequences: Applications to Syntax.
Language: English
Authors: Carr, Thomas H., Curran, Tim
Source: Studies in Second Language Acquisition. Jun 1994 16(2):205-230.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 26
Publication Date: 1994
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Attention, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Fixed Sequence, Language Processing, Perception, Second Language Learning, Stimuli, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Syntax, Text Structure
ISSN: 0272-2631
Abstract: Addressed three issues in a description of techniques used to study how people learn structured sequences. These are the content of what is learned, the role of conscious awareness in syntactic learning, and the role of limited-capacity processing or focal attention in syntactic learning. (Contains 86 references.) (Author)
Notes: Special issue: Cognitive Foundations of Second Language Acquisition.
Journal Code: CIJDEC1994
Entry Date: 1994
Accession Number: EJ488044
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Addressed three issues in a description of techniques used to study how people learn structured sequences. These are the content of what is learned, the role of conscious awareness in syntactic learning, and the role of limited-capacity processing or focal attention in syntactic learning. (Contains 86 references.) (Author)
ISSN:0272-2631