Semantic Differentiation in the Acquisition of English as a Second Language  

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Zhang, Shuqiang

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language Learning: A Journal of Research in Language Studies (Full Text) vol. 45 no. 2 (Jun. 1995), page 225-249.
Fulltext: 45_02_Zhang.pdf (1.13MB)

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I analyzed the mental organizations of two sets of fuzzy lexical items by 70 native speakers (NSs) of English and 185 learners of English as a second language (ESL). They provided pair-wise comparisons of a set of degree adverbs and a set of frequency terms, respectively. I subjected their judgments to unidimensional scaling and circular triad analysis, which indicated that: (a) despite their apparent familiarity with the items, ESL learners' semanticorganizations deviatedfrom the NSs' model; (b) the location and extent of semantic mismatch can be identified at different levels of ESL proficiency: (c) consistent approximation to the target model improved as ESL proficiency improves; (d) the structuralstability of an individual's private semantic model is not readily generalizeble between sets of lexical items or levels of proficiency; and (e) consesus among ESL learners improves as proficiency increases. The findings suggest that a discernible approximative pattern exists in the acquisition of ESL semantics, with the differentiation of others.

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