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講者：袁博平 教授 (劍橋大學)

題目：Importance of Syntax-Semantics Interface in Second Language Acquisition of Chinese Intransitive Verbs: Evidence from English-speaking Learner of Chinese

日期：2017年12月12日 (星期二)

時間：中午12時30分 開始

地點：人社院 C310研討室

摘要：In adult second language (L2) acquisition, few learners can acquire native competence in the target language. In this talk, I will discuss this phenomenon on the basis of L2 acquisition of Chinese intransitive verbs. In teaching Chinese as a second language, Chinese intransitive verbs are often considered to be relatively easy for L2 Chinese learners, and few textbooks or grammar books for L2 Chinese learners provide a comprehensive and detailed treatment of this grammatical aspect. In this talk, I will report on an empirical study investigating L2 acquisition of Chinese intransitive verbs by English-speaking learners. The results of the study suggest that English speakers have great difficulties in acquiring the word order involving Chinese intransitive verbs, even at a very advanced level. English-speaking L2 Chinese learners’ behaviours are assessed on the basis of the syntax-semantics interface and their performance is analyzed in terms of language processing limitation, inefficient allocation of resources and non-target like integration and coordination of information from different sources.