Fossilization of English as an L2 non-native constructions at the syntax-discourse interface in Romance L1 speakers

• Marciano Escutia López ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Complutense de Madrid

     Universidad Complutense de Madrid

     Madrid, España

     
• Localización: Revista Nebrija de Lingüística aplicada a la enseñanza de Lenguas, ISSN-e 1699-6569, Vol. 15, Nº. 30, 2021, págs. 118-147
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.26378/rnlael1530408
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Fosilización de construcciones no nativas del inglés como L2 en la interfaz sintaxis-discurso en hablantes de L1 románica
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  • español

    Este estudio examina y compara la producción del inglés como lengua extranjera de dos grupos de hablantes con respecto a algunas manifestaciones de la expresión del sujeto en el discurso. El primero es de 12 alumnos españoles avanzados de inglés como lengua extranjera al final de su licenciatura en Filología Inglesa, y el segundo de 9 hablantes adultos de lenguas románicas residentes en países de habla inglesa durante décadas. Se intenta comprobar la hipótesis de que la inversión verbo-sujeto con verbos inacusativos y la omisión de los sujetos pronominales identificados por el discurso en la lengua nativa constituyen elementos de fosilización si su pervivencia se mantiene en el grupo segundo, a pesar de su larga y abundante exposición a la L2 y su frecuente interacción en la misma.

  • English

    This study examines and compares the English as a foreign language production of two groups of speakers with respect to certain manifestations of the expression of the subject in discourse. One of the groups consists of 12 advanced EFL university English majors living in Spain, the other of 9 adult Romance speakers having lived in an English speaking country for several decades. The hypothesis is tested that subject inversion with unaccusative verbs and pronominal subject omission when identified in discourse constitute fossilization phenomena as verified by their perseverance in the second group of learners despite their long and rich exposure to the L2 and their frequent interaction in it.

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