By Virginia Yip
This booklet investigates a collection of constructions attribute of chinese language audio system' English interlanguage (CIL) within the mild of grammatical conception and ideas of learnability. As a examine of CIL grammar, it illuminates either the idea of interlanguage syntax usually and a few particular difficulties within the acquisition of English by means of chinese language L1 beginners. a suite of interrelated constructions are investigated, together with topicalization, passive, ergative, “tough stream” and existential buildings. The interlanguage is approached during the comparative syntax of the proper L1 and L2 structures, combining insights from Chomskyan common Grammar and typological study. CIL proves to be permeable to chinese language typological effect and bears topic-prominent features, whereas displaying results of language universals. A parallel topic of the ebook is the query of learnability within the context of moment language acquisition. The Subset and forte rules are tailored to the L2 context on the way to account for studying hassle in addition to winning acquisition. Under-generation and over-generation of the interlanguage and aim buildings provide upward thrust to learnability difficulties that are formulated by way of set relatives on the point of person structures. the individuality precept is invoked to encourage preemption of overgenerated types. The interplay of syntax and semantics performs a very important position within the formula and determination of those learnability difficulties. common conceptual concerns raised through the Subset and strong point rules also are mentioned.
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Givón (1979) has suggested that adult second language learning is largely of a pragmatic mode, with topic-comment as the basic structure. Rutherford (1983) calls the topic-comment stage a "general ontogenetic tendency" which all learners go through when they first begin learning a second language. 5 This correspondence between the L1 English developmental tendency and trans fer of native Chinese typological organization into L2 English provides a nice illustration of one factor governing the selectivity of L1 transfer (cf.
Are these predictions about the new language likely to be based on language typology information? Are they based on how exotic the learner thinks the new language might be? (Hatch 1981:104) Zobl (1980) proposes some parameters that might govern the selectivity of L1 transfer. Basic to his approach is the assumption that a language will accept only those external influences that correspond to its own structural tendencies and systematic biases. ' Zobl also cites Vogt's explication of the same idea: a given linguistic system is only capable of a limited number of immediate structural innovations at any one point in time; the system as it is conditions those systems that can be derived from it.
Are these predictions about the new language likely to be based on language typology information? Are they based on how exotic the learner thinks the new language might be? (Hatch 1981:104) Zobl (1980) proposes some parameters that might govern the selectivity of L1 transfer. Basic to his approach is the assumption that a language will accept only those external influences that correspond to its own structural tendencies and systematic biases. ' Zobl also cites Vogt's explication of the same idea: a given linguistic system is only capable of a limited number of immediate structural innovations at any one point in time; the system as it is conditions those systems that can be derived from it.