CHAPTER FOUR L1 ACQUISITION VERSUS L2 ACQUISITION: FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY


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Kulsha D.

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

  • Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Yayınevi: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Ltd
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Newcastle Upon Tyne
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.50-67
  • Editörler: Filiz Cele,Sanaz Alizadeh Tabrizi, Editör
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.