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This master's thesis investigated realizations of typologically marked structures (word final stops) in the interlanguages of 15 ESL learners across Arabic, Brazilian-Portuguese and Japanese first languages (L1s). In general, previous theories of markedness (see Eckman's MARKEDN…

This dissertation examines whether enhanced executive function plays a role in successful second language acquisition (SLA). Specifically, I examine learners' performance in language learning tasks and in three tasks argued to reflect components of Miyake et al.'s (2000) model o…

Recent studies in the acquisition of a second language (L2) phonology have revealed that orthography can influence, both positively and negatively, the way L2 learners come to establish target-like lexical representations. The majority of these studies, however, involve language…

This study aims to examine the developmental acquisition trends of English nasal /η/ by Saudi learners of English. According to the previous literature, the velar nasal /η/ presents significant difficulties for learners of English, especially for Arabic speakers. The literature …