Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to explore conjunctive relations in recounts written by adult L2 Swedish beginners with a wealth of language learning experience as well as advanced literacy. Conjunctive relations were analyzed based on the following analytical categories: additive, temporal, comparative, causal, generally subordinating ‘att’ (that), and non-target-like. The principal results show the dominating category to be the additive. More unexpected was the relatively high proportion of comparative conjunctive relations, often associated with more advanced L2 levels. Relative to previous studies, the number of non-target-like conjunctives was small. Our major conclusion is that temporal conjunctives are challenging to these learners, who show a tendency to activate their L2 English rather than their L1 when learning and using an additional language. Further, participants with advanced literacy in prior languages might be underestimated regarding their ability to use conjunctives in beginner writing in additional languages.
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