Learnability and the Lexicon

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Theories and second language acquisition research

Alan Juffs(Author)

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LEARNABILITY AND THE LEXICON THEORIES AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION RESEARCH
Editorial page
Title page
Copyright page
Table of contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Linguistic Theory, Language Acquisition, and the Lexicon
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Theoretical framework
1.2.1 The organization of the grammar
1.2.2 Subjacency: a principle of Universal Grammar
1.2.3 Parameters
1.3 The logical problem of language acquisition
1.4 The Lexicon and L1 Acquisition
1.4.1 The lexicon and semantics-syntax correspondences
1.4.2 L1 acquisition of semantics-syntax correspondences.
1.5 Principles and parameters of UG in SLA
1.5.1 Overview
1.5.2 Parameters in SLA
1.6 The Lexicon and SLA
1.7 Summary of the introduction and organization of the book
Notes
Chapter 2. Generative approaches to semantics-syntax correspondences
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Problems with the early theory of thematic relations
2.2.1 The semantics-syntax relationship
2.2.2 Focusing the issues
2.3 Four Approaches to Thematic Relations, Lexical Representation, and the Semantics - Syntax Link
2.3.1 Dowty: Proto Roles
2.3.2 Conflation and Semantic Structure
2.3.2.1 Theoretical Background
2.3.2.2 Locatives in English
2.3.2.3 The Unaccusative/Unergative Distinction
2.3.2.4 Psych Verbs
2.3.2.5 Problems with Pinker's system
2.3.3 Emonds: Syntax based theta role assignment.
2.3.3.1 The Feature [± LOCATION]
2.3.3.2 Problems with Emonds' theory
2.3.4 Hale and Keyser (1993) Argument Structure: Lexical Syntactic Relations
2.3.4.1 The motivation for syntax in the lexicon
2.3.4.2 X-bar theory, lexical representation, and the restrictions onthematic relations
2.4 Summary
Notes
Chapter 3. Semantic structure: crosslinguistic patterns and constraints
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Argument structure and morphology
3.2.1 Morphemes which change argument structure
3.2.2. The status and nature of derivational morphology
3.3 Talmy's typological approach to conflation
3.4 Conflation in Chinese
3.4.1 Locatives in Chinese
3.4.1.1 Content verbs in Chinese
3.4.1.2 Container verbs in Chinese
3.4.1.4 Level ordering in morphology
3.4.1.5 Summary
3.4.2 Psych Verbs and Unaccusatives of change of state in Chinese
3.5 Parameters in semantic structure: evidence and problems
3.5.1 A possible parameter
3.5.2 Other evidence for the parameter
3.5.2.1 Defeasability
3.5.2.2 The status of yong 'use'
3.5.3 Problems and contradictions
3.5.3.1 Contradictions with Pinker's system
3.5.3.2 Contradictions with Talmy's typology
3.5.3.3 Productivity and exceptions in a parameter setting account ofargument structure alternations.
3.6 Evidence from other languages
3.6.1 Languages which pattern with English: French and Bulgarian
3.6.2 Languages which pattern with Chinese: Japanese, Tagalog, Chechen-Ingush, and possibly German.
3.7 Constraining semantic structure: some revised representations
3.7.1 Building blocks and rules of combination.
3.7.2 Representation for Unaccusatives
3.7.3 Representation for the Unergative.
3.7.4 Representations for Locative Verbs
3.7.4.1 Non-alternating content verbs.
3.7.4.2 Non-alternating container verbs.
3.7.4.3 Alternating locative verbs.
3.7.5 Representations for Psych Verbs
3.7.6 Comments on crosslinguistic conflation
3.8 Summary
Notes to Chapter 3
Chapter 4. Acquiring Semantics-Syntax Correspondences
4.1 Introduction
4.2 L1 acquisition of semantics-syntax correspondences
4.2.1 An overview of L1 data
4.2.2 Causatives
4.2.3 Locative verbs in L1 acquisition.
4.2.4 Acquisition Theories
4.2.4.1 Pinker
4.2.3.2 Syntactic-bootstrapping of verb meaning.
4.2.4.3 Bowerman
4.3 The learnability of a syntax-based semantic structure.
4.3.1 Syntax-based semantic categories and X-bar theory.
4.3.2 Fine grained aspects of verb meaning: the 'narrow range'
4.3.3 Learnability of the parameter [ACT(+effect) [GO [STATE]]]
4.4 Second language acquisition, transfer, and the lexicon
4.4.1 Evidence from production data.
4.4.2 Experimental studies
4.4.2.1 Lexical semantics and syntax
4.4.2.2 Experimental studies with the dative alternation
4.4.2.2.1 Acquisition of the dative alternation in L2 French and English
4.4.2.2.2 Acquisition of the English dative alternation by Japanese learners
4.4.2.2.3 Chinese learners' knowledge of the dative alternation.
4.4.2.2.4 Summary
4.5 Hypotheses for conflation and argument structure in SLA
Notes to Chapter 4.
Chapter 5. Testing knowledge of semantics-syntax correspondences in a second language
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Hypotheses for Chinese-speaking learners of English
5.3 Participants
5.4 Methodology
5.4.1 Verb Meaning Test
5.4.2 Production Task
5.4.3 The Grammaticality Judgment Task
5.5 Results
5.5.1 Results of the test of verb meaning.
5.5.2 Results of the Production Task
5.5.2.1 Raw score Results of the Production Task
5.5.2.2 Quantitative Results of the Production Task
5.5.3 Results of the Grammaticality Judgment Task
5.5.3.1 Confirming the differences between English and Chinese
5.5.3.2 General Results of the Grammaticality Judgment Task
Notes
Chapter 6. Analysis and Discussion
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Evidence for the switching of a conflation pattern parameter
6.2.1 Native speaker results
6.2.2 Evidence from the production task for the parameter
6.2.3 Evidence from the judgment task
6.2.4 Other studies
6.2 Unaccusative and Unergative Verbs
6.3 Conflation and 'narrow range rules'
6.4 Stages in lexical parameter resetting
Notes
Chapter 7. Epilogue
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Summary
7.3 Suggestions for further research
7.3.1 Lexical parameters
7.3.2 Crosslinguistic research
7.3.3 Syntax, Conflation, and Morphology in SLA
7.3.4 Classroom Research
References
Appendix I: English Locative Verbs
APPENDIX II: Chinese Locative Verbs and Argument Structures
Appendix III: Test of Verb Meanings
Appendix IV: Production task
Appendix V. Grammaticality Judgment Task
Instructions
Sentences by Category
Index
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