Input and Competing Grammars in L2 Syntax
| Autoři | |
|---|---|
| Rok publikování | 2023 |
| Druh | Článek v odborném periodiku |
| Časopis / Zdroj | SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH |
| Fakulta / Pracoviště MU | |
| Citace | |
| www | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02676583221091389 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02676583221091389 |
| Klíčová slova | cross-linguistic influence; input; syntax; variational learning; word order |
| Popis | Grammar competition has been proposed as a model for second language (L2) acquisition. Variational Learning provides a framework within which to investigate the idea of grammar competition as the model requires a marriage of quantitative properties of the input with Universal Grammar. A diachronic variational model of grammar competition is extended to second language acquisition (L2A) to explore verb-second word order optionality in L2 English. Patterns of L1-German–L2-English word order acquisition are reviewed in light of a study of classroom discourse as input to first language (L1) German speakers. A variational model of word order patterns in the input identifies differences in patterns of word order optionality, which may contribute to the trajectory of acquisition identified for L2 English. |