Avoidance of Phrasal Verbs: The Case of Chinese Learners of English  

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Fukuya, Yoshinori J. ; Lia, Fun

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language Learning: A Journal of Research in Language Studies (Full Text) vol. 54 no. 2 (Jun. 2004), page 193-226.
Fulltext: 54_02_Liao.pdf (229.24KB)

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Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/LLE/54 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1

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This study investigates the avoidance of English phrasal verbs by Chinese learners. Six groups of Chinese learners (intermediate and advanced; a total of 70) took one of 3 tests (multiple-choice, translation, or recall), which included literal and figurative phrasal verbs, while 15 native speakers took the multiple-choice test. The results show that 3 factors (proficiency level, phrasal verb type, and test type) affect learners' avoidance of phrasal verbs. The authors speculate that the differences between first and second languages and the semantic difficulty of phrasal verbs may be reasons for the learners' avoidance. Incorporating the findings of 3 previous studies, this study claims that learners' phrasal-verb avoidance behavior is a manifestation of interlanguage development.

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