Abstract
Language is described as a system of arbitrary symbols used by group of people for the purpose of communication. Discourse is considered as a highest ability of language. It can be elicited on tasks like picture description, narration and conversation like tasks. The output on discourse task is directly dependent on the nature of the task. The current study was carried out with the aim of comparing the output on oral and written discourse in L1 and L2. 20 neuro typical MalayalamEnglish Bilinguals were considered for the study. It was found that there was a dissociation in the pattern of performance across languages. In L1 oral discourse was better than written discourse while in L2 written discourse was equally good as oral/narrative discourse.
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