ABSTRACT

First Published in 1991. This work is a follow-up on the European Science Foundation Project (ESF) entitled the Ecology of Adult Language Acquisition. The subject of this study is the process of untutored language acquisition in adults and the focus is on Turkish and Moroccan immigrants during the first three years of their stay in the Netherlands.

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|6 pages

The Study of Language Acquisition

chapter 3|9 pages

Informants and Data Base

chapter 4|19 pages

Cross-Linguistic Perspective on Pronouns

chapter 5|44 pages

First and Second Role Pronominal Reference

chapter 6|39 pages

Third Role Pronominal Reference

chapter 7|24 pages

Referential Movement

chapter 8|23 pages

Reference to Possession

chapter 9|14 pages

Conclusions and Outlook