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Proceedings of the 7th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Conference (GASLA 2004) edited by Laurent Dekydtspotter, Rex A. Sprouse, and Audrey Liljestrand ISBN 1-57473-406-7 library binding v + 291 pages publication date: 2005 published by Cascadilla Proceedings Project, Somerville, MA, USA Table of contents Abstract Walcir Cardoso The Variable Acquisition of English Word-Final Stops by Brazilian Portuguese Speakers 27-38 (complete pdf) This paper investigates the L2 acquisition of English word-final stops (codas) by Brazilian Portuguese speakers in a classroom environment. The analysis is couched within a stochastic version of Optimality Theory (i.e. the Gradual Learning Algorithm) and follows a sociolinguistic approach for data collection and analysis. This study promotes a multidisciplinary approach for the analysis of variation in second language acquisition that combines theoretical and methodological tools from three linguistic disciplines in an attempt to develop a "socially realistic linguistics". |