Not all english resultative constructions (ercs) are equal: the acquisition of erc by spanish speakers
Abstract: The English Resultative Construction (ERC) is a satellite-framed structure with no identical equivalent in Spanish. In a series of studies, we analyzed and compared recognition (acceptability judgment task) and comprehension (sentence comprehension task) of three ERC subtypes with the E...
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Taylor & Francis
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/16420 |
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The English Resultative Construction (ERC) is a satellite-framed structure with no
identical equivalent in Spanish. In a series of studies, we analyzed and compared recognition (acceptability judgment task) and comprehension (sentence
comprehension task) of three ERC subtypes with the English Depictive
Construction (EDC) (which has a Spanish counterpart) by Spanish speaker
learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). Results showed that: 1) EDCs
were better recognized than ERCs by L2 learners, but highly proficient participants were closer to English native speakers’ performance, 2) Less proficient
EFLs comprehended EDCs better than those ERC subtypes that were further
from Spanish (ERC Property and Fake Reflexive). We interpret our findings in
terms of an interlinguistic distance gradient, where those constructions present
(EDC) or closer (ERC-Path) to L1 are more readily acquired. This effect seems
more prominent at lower EFL proficiencies, and fades as proficiency increases,
evolving towards a more native-like pattern. |
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