Plural processing in native speakers and learners of English [Elektronische Ressource] : challenging the notion of strictly grammatical plural processing / von Marie-Louise Poschen

Plural Processing in Native Speakers and Learners of English: Challenging the Notion of Strictly Grammatical Plural ProcessingDissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades in der Philologie an der Universität PaderbornGutachter: Prof. Dr. Manfred PienemannProf. Dr. Gisela Hakansson (Lunds universitet) vonMARIE-LOUISE POSCHENgeboren am 8. Mai 1973 in Marburg / Lahn            Plural Processing in Native Speakers and Learners of English: Challenging the Notion of Strictly Grammatical Plural Processing “Leven is meervoud van lef” Loesje                                      Acknowledgements This dissertation has been part of my life for many years. A number of people have lived through it with me and have supported me and my work in various stages. For this I would like to thank them. First and foremost I would like to thank Professor Dr. Manfred Pienemann for taking me on as a doctoral student and for his willingness to supervise a dissertation on a topic that proved to be less straightforward than we both might have wished. I owe a debt of gratitude to the large number of pupils, teachers, and British military personnel who provided me with such reliable data. I would also like to thank the teachers and administrators at the King´s School Gütersloh, the Reismann Gymnasium Paderborn, the Gymnasium Delbrück, and the Electronic Unit at the Barker Barracks in Paderborn.