Transfer effects in the acquisition of double object constructions in English as an L3

  1. Ainara Imaz Agirre
  2. María del Pilar García Mayo
Llibre:
L3 Syntactic Transfer: Models, new developments and implications
  1. Tanja Angelovska
  2. Angela Hahn

Editorial: John Benjamins

ISBN: 9789027243768,  9789027265609

Any de publicació: 2017

Pàgines: 143-171

Tipus: Capítol de llibre

DOI: 10.1075/BPA.5.08AGI DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Resum

The present study examines the role of transfer in the processing of double object constructions (DOC) in English as a third language (L3). A group of Basque/Spanish bilinguals and a group of Spanish speakers divided into three proficiency levels completed a self-paced reading task. Findings did not fully confirm the predictions of the L3 transfer models. Evidence from accuracy and reaction time data indicated a non-facilitative role of transfer since participants did not reach native-like accuracy rates across proficiency levels. Moreover, transfer does not seem to occur solely from Spanish, as predicted by the Typological Primacy Model. Proficiency level seems to be relevant when determining transfer in dative alternation.

Fuente de los datos: Dialnet