Chapter 8. Verbal lexical frequency and DOM in heritage speakers of Spanish
-
Esther Hur
Abstract
This chapter examines the effect of lexical frequency of the verb on heritage speakers’ (HS) production of Differential Object Marking (DOM) in Spanish. Specifically, it examines whether HS are more likely to use DOM with animate direct objects that are the complement of high frequent telic verbs, as opposed to low-frequency telic verbs. Thirty HSs of different levels (intermediate and advanced) and 15 Spanish-dominant controls (SDC) completed an elicited production task (EPT). Results revealed that intermediate heritage speakers produced more DOM with high-frequency verbs but such an effect was not found in the advanced group. In explaining our data, we follow the activation approach that argues that the variability of DOM among HS is due to how frequently the HS activates the functional features (FF) of the heritage language (HL) for production purposes.
Abstract
This chapter examines the effect of lexical frequency of the verb on heritage speakers’ (HS) production of Differential Object Marking (DOM) in Spanish. Specifically, it examines whether HS are more likely to use DOM with animate direct objects that are the complement of high frequent telic verbs, as opposed to low-frequency telic verbs. Thirty HSs of different levels (intermediate and advanced) and 15 Spanish-dominant controls (SDC) completed an elicited production task (EPT). Results revealed that intermediate heritage speakers produced more DOM with high-frequency verbs but such an effect was not found in the advanced group. In explaining our data, we follow the activation approach that argues that the variability of DOM among HS is due to how frequently the HS activates the functional features (FF) of the heritage language (HL) for production purposes.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Acquisition of symmetrical and asymmetrical Differential Object Marking in Estonian 21
- Chapter 2. Differential Object Marking in the speech of children learning Basque and Spanish 51
- Chapter 3. Differential Object Marking in simultaneous Hungarian-Romanian bilinguals 77
- Chapter 4. The acquisition of Differential Object Marking in Basque as a sociolinguistic variable 105
- Chapter 5. The distribution of Differential Object Marking in L1 and L2 River Plate Spanish 133
- Chapter 6. On the acceptability of the Spanish DOM among Romanian-Spanish bilinguals 161
- Chapter 7. Animacy hierarchy effects on L2 processing of Differential Object Marking 183
- Chapter 8. Verbal lexical frequency and DOM in heritage speakers of Spanish 207
- Chapter 9. The processing of Differential Object Marking by heritage speakers of Spanish 237
- Chapter 10. Comprehension of Differential Object Marking by Hindi heritage speakers 261
- Chapter 11. Differential Object Marking in Romanian as a heritage language 283
- Chapter 12. Over-sensitivity to the animacy constraint on DOM in low proficient Turkish heritage speakers 313
- Chapter 13. Acquisition of Differential Object Marking in Korean 343
- Index 367
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Acquisition of symmetrical and asymmetrical Differential Object Marking in Estonian 21
- Chapter 2. Differential Object Marking in the speech of children learning Basque and Spanish 51
- Chapter 3. Differential Object Marking in simultaneous Hungarian-Romanian bilinguals 77
- Chapter 4. The acquisition of Differential Object Marking in Basque as a sociolinguistic variable 105
- Chapter 5. The distribution of Differential Object Marking in L1 and L2 River Plate Spanish 133
- Chapter 6. On the acceptability of the Spanish DOM among Romanian-Spanish bilinguals 161
- Chapter 7. Animacy hierarchy effects on L2 processing of Differential Object Marking 183
- Chapter 8. Verbal lexical frequency and DOM in heritage speakers of Spanish 207
- Chapter 9. The processing of Differential Object Marking by heritage speakers of Spanish 237
- Chapter 10. Comprehension of Differential Object Marking by Hindi heritage speakers 261
- Chapter 11. Differential Object Marking in Romanian as a heritage language 283
- Chapter 12. Over-sensitivity to the animacy constraint on DOM in low proficient Turkish heritage speakers 313
- Chapter 13. Acquisition of Differential Object Marking in Korean 343
- Index 367
