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- Title
Double object constructions in L3 English: An exploratory study of morphological and semantic constraints.
- Authors
AGIRRE, AINARA IMAZ; GARCÍA MAYO, MARÍA DEL PILAR
- Abstract
The present study examines the acquisition of double object constructions (DOCs) (Susan gave Peter an apple) by 90 Basque/Spanish learners of English as a third language (L3). The aim of this study was to explore whether (i) learners established a distinction when accepting DOCs vs. prepositional phrase constructions (PPCs) (Susan gave an apple to Peter), (ii) they were sensitive to the morphological and semantic constraints found in English DOCs and (iii) proficiency effects could be observed. Results from a self-paced reading task and an auto-paced reading task showed that Basque/Spanish learners were more accurate in morphosyntactic properties than in semantic ones. Even though learners showed difficulties in both morphological and semantic constraints, these seem to be overcome by increasing proficiency.
- Subjects
PAIS Vasco (Spain); ENGLISH language education; PREPOSITIONAL phrases; ENGLISH grammar; SEMANTICS in the English language; ENGLISH linguistic morphology; ENGLISH language ability testing
- Publication
International Journal of English Studies, 2014, Vol 14, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1578-7044
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.6018/j.179651