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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Learner corpus research"”.
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Individual variation and the role of L1 in the L2 development of English grammatical morphemes: insights from learner corpora
… dissertation is to illustrate the relevance of learner corpus research to the field of second language acquisition (SLA). The possibility that learner corpora can be useful in mainstream SLA research has a significant implication given that they have not been systematically explored in relation …
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A corpus-driven error analysis of the oral and written production of Leaving Certificate Spanish learners
… level education – this presents a massive, raw corpus of data with the potential to yield invaluable insight into the phenomena of learner interlanguage. With samples of official LC Spanish examination data, this project has compiled a digitised corpus of learner Spanish comprised of the written …
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Exploring the development of 'verb gram' sequences and grammar patterns in L2 writing: A case study of L1 Korean speakers
… acquisition is sensitive to frequency. Thus, learners can utilize and produce more schematic language structures as they gain more exposure to the language. This understanding has made a significant contribution to learner corpus research. To date, a plethora of studies has explored various …
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L1 Transfer in the L2 Acquisition and Processing of the English Genitive Alternation: Combining Learner Corpus and Psycholinguistic Methodologies
… structure to an equivalent structure in the learner’s L1 (surface overlap); (b) the derivational complexity of the target structure itself; and (c) the particular demands of the L2 task. This thesis investigates the influence of L1 transfer on L2 production, comprehension and processing among …
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Usage-based Analysis of Schematic and Multifunctional Verb Argument Constructions in Three Contrasting Corpora: A Native Chinese Corpus, a CFL Textbook Corpus and a Chinese Learner Corpus
The increasing use of learner corpora in second language acquisition (SLA) research has led to a growing body of evidence that supports the usage-based construction grammar approach to language learning. This approach suggests that language development is strongly influenced by statistical …
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An examination of successful language use at B1, B2 and C1 level in UCLanESB speaking tests in accordance with the Common European Framework of References for Languages
… speaker as a model and measure for success, learner language had previously been seen as inferior or deviant from the native speaker target and norm. However, with the arrival of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages [CEFR] (CoE, 2001), a shift in emphasis saw learner …