L1–L2 convergence in clausal packaging in Japanese and English*
L1–L2 convergence in clausal packaging in Japanese and English*
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日语和英语的子句包装中的 L1–L2 趋同*
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2012
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M. Gullberg
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A. Brown;M. Gullberg
本研究旨在考察中等水平（CEFR-B2）双语者的L1-L2衔接，重点关注运动方式和运动路径的小句包装。以前的研究表明，英语和日语在这一领域存在跨语言差异（艾伦等人，2003; Kita & Özyürek，2003，尽管注意Brown & Gullberg，2012）.我们比较了单语英语和日语的运动描述L1和L2的描述，从日本用户的英语作为第二（ESL）和外国（EFL）语言。结果表明，单语者之间没有显着差异，谁主要使用包装方式和路径的单子句结构。然而，双语者，无论是ESL和EFL的发言者，使用显着更多的多子句结构在他们的L1和L2。根据Pavlenko（2011年a），研究结果被解释为L1-L2收敛的证据。我们讨论了潜在的双向跨语言的影响，支持L1-L2的收敛和双语系统的重组的影响。
This study investigates L1–L2 convergence among bilinguals at an intermediate (CEFR-B2) level of L2 proficiency, focusing on the clausal packaging of Manner and Path of motion. Previous research has shown cross-linguistic differences between English and Japanese in this domain (Allen et al., 2003; Kita & Özyürek, 2003, though note Brown & Gullberg, 2012). We compared descriptions of motion from monolingual English and Japanese speakers to L1 and L2 descriptions from Japanese users of English as a second (ESL) and foreign (EFL) language. Results showed no significant difference between the monolinguals, who predominately used single-clause constructions packaging Manner and Path. However, bilinguals, both ESL and EFL speakers, used significantly more multi-clause constructions in both their L1 and L2. Following Pavlenko (2011a), findings are interpreted as evidence for L1–L2 convergence. We discuss potential bi-directional cross-linguistic influences underpinning the L1–L2 convergence and implications for the restructuring of bilingual systems.