Bridging the Gap between L2 Acquisition and Processing: Implications for Teaching, Filiz Cele,Sanaz Alizadeh Tabrizi, Editör, Cambridge Scholars Publishing Ltd, Newcastle Upon Tyne, ss.50-67, 2024
Nowadays there are multiple approaches to how an L2 is
acquired: from rule-based to analogy-based accounts: the generative view and
the exemplar view are at the end of this continuum. The current review article
briefly explores SLA hypotheses in the generative framework. Specifically, we
focus on how these theories interpret the acquisition of functional morphology.
A peculiar case to tackle while reviewing each account is the acquisition of
adjectival morphology and the operation of NP-splitting in d-linked
wh-questions in L2 Russian. Considering the fact that in a number of languages
adjectival morphology is non-existent and NP-splitting is not operational, the
possibility of acquiring these categories varies from being fully acquirable to
being unacquirable.
This paper first outlines fundamental principles of
the generative framework, such as morphosyntactic features, and suggests that
L2 acquisition is in fact the acquisition of features, which during acquisition
are referred to as reflexes. In order to familiarize the reader with the
categories of adjectival morphology and the operation of NP-splitting in L2
Russian, the necessary linguistic information is presented, following which
there is an overview of the current SLA hypotheses with regard to acquiring
functional morphology. The conclusion presents major claims of the reviewed SLA
accounts.