Optionality in L2 grammars: the acquisition of SV/VS contrast in Spanish
Optionality in L2 grammars: the acquisition of SV/VS contrast in Spanish
This study examines the L2 acquisition of word order variation in Spanish by three groups of L1 English learners in an instructed setting. The three groups represent learners at three different L2 proficiencies: beginners, intermediate and advanced. The aim of the study is to analyse the acquisition of word order variation in a situation where the target input is highly ambiguous, since two
apparent optional forms exist in the target grammar, in order to examine how the optionality is disambiguated by learners from the earlier stages of learning to the more advanced. Our results
support the hypothesis that an account based on a discourse-pragmatics deficit cannot satisfactorily explain learners’ non-targetlike representations in the contexts analysed in our study.
second language acquisition, spanish, word order, interfaces, pragmatics, deficit, optionality, splloc
9781574730845
96-107
Domínguez, Laura
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Arche, María J.
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April 2008
Domínguez, Laura
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Arche, María J.
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Domínguez, Laura and Arche, María J.
(2008)
Optionality in L2 grammars: the acquisition of SV/VS contrast in Spanish.
Chan, Harvey, Jacob, Heather and Kapia, Enkeleida
(eds.)
In Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development.
Cascadilla Press.
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Abstract
This study examines the L2 acquisition of word order variation in Spanish by three groups of L1 English learners in an instructed setting. The three groups represent learners at three different L2 proficiencies: beginners, intermediate and advanced. The aim of the study is to analyse the acquisition of word order variation in a situation where the target input is highly ambiguous, since two
apparent optional forms exist in the target grammar, in order to examine how the optionality is disambiguated by learners from the earlier stages of learning to the more advanced. Our results
support the hypothesis that an account based on a discourse-pragmatics deficit cannot satisfactorily explain learners’ non-targetlike representations in the contexts analysed in our study.
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Published date: April 2008
Keywords:
second language acquisition, spanish, word order, interfaces, pragmatics, deficit, optionality, splloc
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/63810
ISBN: 9781574730845
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Author:
María J. Arche
Editor:
Harvey Chan
Editor:
Heather Jacob
Editor:
Enkeleida Kapia
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