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| Title | There isn't a problem with indefinites in existential constructions in L2-English |
| Creator | 陳仲妤 Chen, Chung-yu;Ionin, Tania |
| Contributor | 華文博 |
| Key Words | existential constructions; indefinites; Gricean principles; Mandarin; English |
| Date | 2024-10 |
| Date Issued | 25-Oct-2024 09:12:50 (UTC+8) |
| Summary | This is an exploratory study of how both native English speakers and L1-Mandarin L2-English learners judge different types of indefinites in both existential there-constructions and copular constructions with an indefinite subject. Unlike English, Mandarin lacks an a/one distinction, has two different types of existential constructions, and lacks numeral partitives. It is argued that target differentiation among indefinite types and syntactic constructions presents a Poverty of the Stimulus problem. Learners are found to overcome this problem: while there is limited evidence of L1-transfer from Mandarin to English, the learners largely exhibit the same patterns as native speakers in an acceptability judgment task. It is argued that a universal Gricean principle helps learners acquire the a/one distinction. |
| Relation | Current Perspectives on Generative SLA - Processing, Influence, and Interfaces, John Benjamins, pp.290-313 |
| Type | book/chapter |
| ISBN | 9789027215864 |
| dc.contributor | 華文博 | - |
| dc.creator (作者) | 陳仲妤 | - |
| dc.creator (作者) | Chen, Chung-yu;Ionin, Tania | - |
| dc.date (日期) | 2024-10 | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 25-Oct-2024 09:12:50 (UTC+8) | - |
| dc.date.available | 25-Oct-2024 09:12:50 (UTC+8) | - |
| dc.date.issued (上傳時間) | 25-Oct-2024 09:12:50 (UTC+8) | - |
| dc.identifier.isbn (ISBN) | 9789027215864 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri (URI) | https://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/154012 | - |
| dc.description.abstract (摘要) | This is an exploratory study of how both native English speakers and L1-Mandarin L2-English learners judge different types of indefinites in both existential there-constructions and copular constructions with an indefinite subject. Unlike English, Mandarin lacks an a/one distinction, has two different types of existential constructions, and lacks numeral partitives. It is argued that target differentiation among indefinite types and syntactic constructions presents a Poverty of the Stimulus problem. Learners are found to overcome this problem: while there is limited evidence of L1-transfer from Mandarin to English, the learners largely exhibit the same patterns as native speakers in an acceptability judgment task. It is argued that a universal Gricean principle helps learners acquire the a/one distinction. | - |
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| dc.relation (關聯) | Current Perspectives on Generative SLA - Processing, Influence, and Interfaces, John Benjamins, pp.290-313 | - |
| dc.subject (關鍵詞) | existential constructions; indefinites; Gricean principles; Mandarin; English | - |
| dc.title (題名) | There isn't a problem with indefinites in existential constructions in L2-English | - |
| dc.type (資料類型) | book/chapter | - |