Abstract:This study relies on the constrained communication framework to compare the use of embedded inversion in English
as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English as a Second Language (ESL). It is based on several (sub)corpora of EFL and ESL, but also
reference corpora of native English, which differ along the constraint dimensions of language activation (monolingual/bilingual),
proficiency (native users/proficient L2 users/learners), and modality (speech/writing). In addition to these constraint
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