Effects of input frequency and microvariation on knowledge of negative inversion in L2 English
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/lab.24028.ran" target="_blank" >10.1075/lab.24028.ran</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Effects of input frequency and microvariation on knowledge of negative inversion in L2 English
Original language description
The present study investigates whether L2 learners of English distinguish between (un)grammatical word orders after fronted negative adverbials to identify negative inversion. Previous research on transfer and resetting of verb second (V2) in L1 German–L2 English is extended to explore residual V2 in the form of negative inversion. An acceptability judgment task elicited sentence ratings from advanced German-speaking learners of English for fronted negative adverbials with local and sentential scope. In addition, corpus frequency data of these negative adverbials were related to the learners’ ratings in order to investigate the potential role of input effects. Results suggest that linguistic constraints on microvariation with respect to fronting negative adverbials are broadly in place for learners at this proficiency level, as the scope of fronted negation has an effect on acceptability of negative inversion. Continued significant differences in acceptability judgements of advanced learners compared to native speakers indicate, however, that learners have not completely converged on the target pattern of microvariation. This is related to frequency and reliability of input.
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60203 - Linguistics
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
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Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
LINGUISTIC APPROACHES TO BILINGUALISM
ISSN
1879-9264
e-ISSN
1879-9272
Volume of the periodical
15
Issue of the periodical within the volume
5
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
27
Pages from-to
718-744
UT code for WoS article
001358599600001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85210314593