UID:
almahu_9949481388602882
Format:
1 online resource (161 p.)
Edition:
Reprint 2011
ISBN:
9783110940718
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9783110238570
Series Statement:
Linguistische Arbeiten , 448
Content:
This monograph examines the effects of first language typology on the interlanguage of learners of English as a second language. Adapting William Rutherford's (1983) view of interlanguage as the typological intersection between the first language and the second language, the study demonstrates how first language effects subtly shape learner choices even at near native proficiency. Grounded in the tradition of transfer research and in the research program in generative grammar, the evidence presented shows the distribution of noun+noun compounds such as the love song and phrasal noun combinations such as the song about love in interlanguage data. These two patterns, it is argued, are systematically related by determiner properties and the process of noun incorporation. Obtained from a multi-task cross-sectional experiment, the data illustrates that learners with Czech as their first language use phrasal constructs (the song about love) significantly more often in production than learners with Mandarin Chinese as their first language, whose preferred choice are noun+noun compounds (the love song). The differences between the learner groups reflect the use of overt case marking in the first language Czech and the absence of overt case marking in the first language Mandarin Chinese.
Content:
This study examines effects of L1 typology on the interlanguage of L2 learners of English. Czech learners use phrasal constructs (the song about love) significantly more often than Chinese learners, who prefer noun+noun compounds (the love song). Determiner properties and the process of noun incorporation systematically relate both options.
Note:
I-X --
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Introduction --
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1 The Grammar of Noun Combination --
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2 Noun Cominbination and Language Typology in First and Second Language Acquisition - A Review of the Literature --
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3 The Typological Intersection and the Empirical Study of Noun Combination in Interlanguage --
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4 Testing for the Grammar of Noun Combination in Interlanguage --
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5 Analysis and Discussion --
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References --
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Appendix 1: Grammaticality judgment task --
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Appendix 2: Sample transcripts
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Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Linguistics and Semiotics 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238457
In:
DGBA Linguistics and Semiotics 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636970
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783484304482
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
DOI:
10.1515/9783110940718
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110940718
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110940718
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