Abstract
This study investigated the effect of first language (L1) transfer in the recognition of second language (L2) collocations and unacceptable word combinations across low-intermediate to advanced learners of English, and the relationship between proficiency and the recognition of L2 collocations. The study targeted learners from two different L1 backgrounds and native speakers of English in order to disentangle the effect of L1 transfer from the effect of intralingual factors. Four types of English verb-noun combinations were included: English-Korean-Mandarin, English-only, Korean-only, and Mandarin-only phrases. A phrase acceptability judgment task and a phrase recognition report were used. The performances of 92 participants were analyzed using mixed effects modeling. The results from both Korean and Mandarin groups revealed no L1 influence in the recognition of unacceptable L2 word combinations, even at low levels of proficiency. The results also showed that L2 proficiency predicts learners’ ability to rule out grammatical-but-unacceptable L2 word combinations, but not the ability to recognize L2 collocations
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank Professor Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig for her extensive feedback on this study and previous drafts of the manuscript. I also thank Professor Norbert Schmitt for his discussion of an early phase of this study.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Research Articles
- Interactions between type of form-focused instruction, type of morphosyntactic form, and type of language knowledge
- The TRAP-BATH split in RP: A linguistic index for English learners
- L1 transfer, proficiency, and the recognition of L2 verb-noun collocations: A perspective from three languages
- Complexity, accuracy, and fluency in the argumentative writing of ESL and EFL learners
- Effects of dynamic and non-dynamic corrective feedback on EFL writing accuracy during dyadic and small group interactions
- Universals and transfer in the acquisition of the progressive aspect: Evidence from L1 Chinese, German, and Spanish learners’ use of the progressive -ing in spoken English
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Research Articles
- Interactions between type of form-focused instruction, type of morphosyntactic form, and type of language knowledge
- The TRAP-BATH split in RP: A linguistic index for English learners
- L1 transfer, proficiency, and the recognition of L2 verb-noun collocations: A perspective from three languages
- Complexity, accuracy, and fluency in the argumentative writing of ESL and EFL learners
- Effects of dynamic and non-dynamic corrective feedback on EFL writing accuracy during dyadic and small group interactions
- Universals and transfer in the acquisition of the progressive aspect: Evidence from L1 Chinese, German, and Spanish learners’ use of the progressive -ing in spoken English