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Table of Content
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Background
2.1. The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
2.2. Theories about the Origin of Cross-Linguistic Differences
2.2.1. The Generative Approach: Universal Grammar and the Principles-and-Parameters Theory
2.2.2. The Cognitive Approach: The Competition Model
2.3. Characteristics of Verb Placement and Subject-Verb-Agreement in German and English
2.3.1. Subject-Verb-Agreement in English and German
2.3.2. Verb Placement in English Main and Subordinate Clauses
2.3.3. Verb Placement in German Main and Subordinate Clauses
2.3.4. Underlying Syntactic Structures
3. Hypotheses and Variables
3.1. Variables
3.2. Hypotheses
3.2.1. In the Setting of the LiSe-DaZ test
3.2.2. In the Setting of Spontaneous Speech Production
4. Design of the Study
4.1. Participants
4.2. Materials and Methodology
5. Results: Disclosing the L2 Competence by Analysing German and English Morphosyntactic Features
5.1. Realisation of Subject-Verb-Agreement
5.2. Realisation of Verb Placement in German Main and Subordinate Clauses
6. Application to Second Language Assessment Testing
7. Conclusion and Future Research
8. Bibliography
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- Jenny Streb (Author), 2017, A Contrastive Analysis of German and English Morphosyntactic Features, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/432054
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