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Acquisition of English Dative Alternation by Korean EFL LearnersAcquisition of English Dative Alternation by Korean EFL Learners

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Acquisition of English Dative Alternation by Korean EFL Learners
Authors
표시연
Issue Date
Jun-2013
Publisher
한국영어어문교육학회
Keywords
ditransitive verbs; dative alternation; syntax-semantic properties; the Subset Principle
Citation
영어어문교육, v.19, no.2, pp 173 - 194
Pages
22
Journal Title
영어어문교육
Volume
19
Number
2
Start Page
173
End Page
194
URI
https://scholarworks.sookmyung.ac.kr/handle/2020.sw.sookmyung/52110
ISSN
1226-2889
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to explore the acquisition of syntax-semantic properties on ditransitive verbs in English dative alternation by Korean adult learners of English. Besides negative L1 transfer caused by grammatical differences between English and Korean, this study provides compelling implications with the role of the Subset Principle. Using an Acceptability Judgment task with sentences containing typical target verbs involved in English dative alternation, the participants’ sensitivity to semantic constraints was investigated. Although the overall accuracy for goal verbs was higher than that of benefactive ones in terms of the licit forms, the result was opposite as for illicit forms. Furthermore, they showed a strong tendency to accept prepositional dative constructions more readily than double object constructions, which is possibly due to the influence of Korean postposition, -eykey and -ulwihay, as counterparts of English preposition, to and for respectively. The results from cross-sectional data obtained by 111 Korean college students suggest a need of negative evidence as well as positive evidence. Due to the different semantic properties between Korean and English, they have difficulties in narrowing down the semantic value scope by positive evidence, but as their proficiency increases, their difficulties can be overcome by having more opportunities to encounter negative evidence.
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