The three planning conditions produced different accuracy orders for regular and irregular past, questioning the stability of the natural order¶

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q2 i? Accuracy orders for regular and irregular past differed across the three conditions, suggesting the so-called natural order may not be a stable phenomenon. → Rod Ellis 1987

Evidence¶

Rod Ellis 1987¶

Rod Ellis. (1987). Interlanguage Variability in Narrative Discourse: Style Shifting in the Use of the Past Tense. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Volume 9, Issue 1. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263100006483

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Comparing morpheme accuracy orders across planned writing, planned speech, and unplanned speech conditions in the 17-learner study, the abstract states the conditions "produced different accuracy orders for regular and irregular past".

"The three conditions produced different accuracy orders for regular and irregular past, suggesting that the so-called “natural” order may not be a stable phenomenon."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Regular past tense accuracy is greatest in planned writing, intermediate in planned speech, and least in unplanned speech — related
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• Past copula style shifting occurs only between planned speech and unplanned speech — related
• L2 learners style-shift in past tense accuracy within narrative discourse according to the amount of planning time available — related
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