Korean Speakers' Acquisition of the English Ditransitive Construction: The Role of Verb Prototype, Input Distribution, and Frequency
Korean Speakers' Acquisition of the English Ditransitive Construction: The Role of Verb Prototype, Input Distribution, and Frequency
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韩语使用者对英语双及物结构的习得：动词原型、输入分布和频率的作用
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10.1111/j.1540-4781.2009.00898.x
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2009
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P. Gordon
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Jungeun Year;P. Gordon
最近的研究发现，在使用为基础的语言学，结构学习是更有效的输入偏向于一个原型的建设，从而反映了在自然语言中的频率分布。本研究探讨了在何种程度上一个典型的双及物动词与高频率（给）促进收购的英语双及物结构在韩国儿童学习英语的社区，在接触英语是罕见的正式课堂环境之外。六个类被随机分配到一个倾斜的频率组，其中的输入是倾斜的给，或一个平衡的频率组，其中的输入是均匀分布在训练双及物动词。本实验没有发现偏态输入对建构学习有促进作用的证据。相反，研究结果表明，在这种情况下，结构学习是优越的上级与一个更平衡的动词集，而不是一个单一的原型集中。【作者摘要】
Recent studies in usage-based linguistics have found that construction learning is more effective when input is skewed toward a prototypical exemplar of the construction, thereby reflecting the frequency distribution in natural language. This study investigates the extent to which a prototypical ditransitive verb with high frequency ( give) facilitates the acquisition of the English ditransitive construction in Korean children learning English in a community in which exposure to English is rare outside of the formal classroom setting. Six classes were randomly assigned to either a skewed frequency group, where the input was skewed toward give, or a balanced frequency group, where the input was evenly distributed among the training ditransitive verbs. This experiment found little evidence for the facilitative effects of skewed input on construction learning. Instead, the results suggest that construction learning in this situation is superior with a more balanced set of verbs rather than a focus on a single prototype. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]