Lexical Constraints on the Acquisition of Split Intransitivity: Evidence from L2 Japanese.

Sorace, Antonella; Shomura, Yoko

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ERIC Number: EJ655742

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Publication Date: 2001

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Lexical Constraints on the Acquisition of Split Intransitivity: Evidence from L2 Japanese.

Sorace, Antonella; Shomura, Yoko

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v23 n2 p247-78 Jun 2001

Investigates the acquisition of the unaccusative-unergative distinction in second language Japanese by English learners. Aims to establish whether learners of Japanese are sensitive to the lexical-semantic characteristics of verbs in similar ways as learners of Romance languages who were found to follow the split intransitivity hierarchy. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Japanese, Linguistic Theory, Romance Languages, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Semantics, Syntax, Verbs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue: Representational and Developmental Issues in the Lexico-Syntactic Interface: Acquiring Verb Meaning in a Second Language.