Effects of Negative and Positive Evidence on Adult Word Learning  

Oleh:

Strapp, Chehalis M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language Learning: A Journal of Research in Language Studies (Full Text) vol. 61 no. 2 (2011), page 506-532.
Topik: negative evidence; positive evidence; acquisition of irregular novel noun forms; acquisition of irregular novel verb forms
Fulltext: Volume 61, issue 2 (June 2011), p. 506-532.pdf (234.87KB)

Isi artikel

This study compared negative and positive evidence in adult word learning, predicting that adults would learn more forms following negative evidence. Ninety-two native English speakers (32 men and 60 women [Mage = 20.38 years, SD = 2.80]), learned nonsense nouns and verbs provided within English frames. Later, participants produced plural and past tense forms for the irregular nouns and verbs following negative or positive evidence. As anticipated, correct production followed negative evidence, and errors followed positive evidence. Additionally, participants learned more verbs than nouns. Implications for first and second language learning are discussed.

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