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Article: Definite article bridging relations in L2: A learner corpus study
Title | Definite article bridging relations in L2: A learner corpus study |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Bridging descriptions Definite article Korean L2 development L2 English Learner corpus Mandarin |
Issue Date | 2019 |
Publisher | De Gruyter. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.degruyter.de/rs/6468_7546_ENU_h.htm |
Citation | Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory, 2019, v. 15 n. 2, p. 297-319 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Bridging relations are used when the identity of a discourse-new entity can be inferred via lexical relations from an antecedent (e.g. a cake...the slice) or non-lexically via reference to world knowledge or discourse structure (e.g. a war…the survivors). Such relations are marked in English via the definite article, which is considered a difficult feature of the English language for L2 learners to acquire, particularly for L1 speakers of article-less languages. This paper provides an Integrated Contrastive Model (e.g. Granger, 1996) of the L1 and L2 production of definite article bridging relations, using L2 English learner corpus data produced by native Mandarin and Korean speakers at four L2 proficiency levels, alongside comparative native English data, both taken from the International Corpus Network of Asian Learners of English (ICNALE, Ishikawa 2011, 2013), totalling just under 400,000 words with over 1500 bridging NPs identified. Results suggest subtle but significant differences between L1-L2 and L2-L2 groupings in the frequency of particular bridging relation types and lemmatised wordings identified in the data, although there was little evidence of pseudo-longitudinal development. Such differences may suggest an effect of L1-L2 linguistic relativity, influencing the selection of relational links between given / new discourse entities during L2 production. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/222513 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.0 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.010 |
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dc.contributor.author | Crosthwaite, PR | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-18T07:41:55Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-18T07:41:55Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory, 2019, v. 15 n. 2, p. 297-319 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1613-7027 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/222513 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Bridging relations are used when the identity of a discourse-new entity can be inferred via lexical relations from an antecedent (e.g. a cake...the slice) or non-lexically via reference to world knowledge or discourse structure (e.g. a war…the survivors). Such relations are marked in English via the definite article, which is considered a difficult feature of the English language for L2 learners to acquire, particularly for L1 speakers of article-less languages. This paper provides an Integrated Contrastive Model (e.g. Granger, 1996) of the L1 and L2 production of definite article bridging relations, using L2 English learner corpus data produced by native Mandarin and Korean speakers at four L2 proficiency levels, alongside comparative native English data, both taken from the International Corpus Network of Asian Learners of English (ICNALE, Ishikawa 2011, 2013), totalling just under 400,000 words with over 1500 bridging NPs identified. Results suggest subtle but significant differences between L1-L2 and L2-L2 groupings in the frequency of particular bridging relation types and lemmatised wordings identified in the data, although there was little evidence of pseudo-longitudinal development. Such differences may suggest an effect of L1-L2 linguistic relativity, influencing the selection of relational links between given / new discourse entities during L2 production. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | De Gruyter. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.degruyter.de/rs/6468_7546_ENU_h.htm | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory | - |
dc.subject | Bridging descriptions | - |
dc.subject | Definite article | - |
dc.subject | Korean | - |
dc.subject | L2 development | - |
dc.subject | L2 English | - |
dc.subject | Learner corpus | - |
dc.subject | Mandarin | - |
dc.title | Definite article bridging relations in L2: A learner corpus study | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Crosthwaite, PR: drprc80@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Crosthwaite, PR=rp01961 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1515/cllt-2015-0058 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84963908577 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 256766 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 15 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 297 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 319 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1613-7035 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000489312300003 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1613-7027 | - |