Interference in advanced English interlanguage: Scope, detectability and dependency
Interference in advanced English interlanguage: Scope, detectability and dependency

Author(s): Susanne Kämmerer
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Syntax, Lexis, Language acquisition, Comparative Linguistics
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: learner corpora; LINDSEI; error-tagging; competence; performance; interference;
Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on a multi-level approach to interference in advanced English interlanguage based on three studies using the German, Spanish and French subcorpora of the Louvain International Database of Spoken English Interlanguage ( LINDSEI). The studies aimed to provide insights into: the scope of interferenceinduced errors (using the German subcorpus of LINDSEI); learner-centred identification and explanation of errors to explore the learners’ competence / performance level (using the German subcorpus); as well as the extent to which interference-induced errors occur due to congruent structures in the target language and the learner’s L1 (using the German, Spanish and French subcorpora).

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