Crosslinguistic influence in the conceptualization of motion events
A synthesis study on L2 acquisition of Chinese motion expressions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11655693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shu-Ling Wu (Southern Illinois University Carbondale), Shuling Wu (0000-0001-6830-0075, Southern Illinois University Carbondale), Takako Nunome (Nagoya University), Jun Wang (0000-0003-4485-7201, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 247-269 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Second language Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0267-6583 • E-ISSN: 1477-0326 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/02676583221132205 |
| OpenAlex | W4309224228 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 48 |
As Chinese shows both satellite- and verb-framed properties (Slobin, 2004; Talmy, 2012, 2016), it provides a unique lens through which to observe the extent of first-language (L1) typological influence in second language (L2) acquisition of motion expressions. This study has dual purposes. First, it extends Wu’s (2016) investigation on motion expressions produced by 80 L1 satellite-framed English learners of L2 Chinese to include newly collected data produced by L1 verb-framed speakers, a sample comprised of 41 L1 Japanese learners of Chinese and 40 Japanese native speakers. Second, it synthesizes the data from both studies and comprehensively examines factors that have been proposed to affect development of L2 thinking-for-speaking (TFS) patterns. The results show that development of L2 TFS is best predicted by learners’ L1 type, but the effect is mitigated by L2 proficiency. While the L1 English learners outperform L1 Japanese learners in their development of target-like L2 Chinese TFS, learners with limited L2 proficiency in both groups tend to adopt verb-framed strategies to express only the core path information of a motion event and leave out the manner details. Analysis of L1 Japanese learners’ oral narratives in L1 Japanese and L2 Chinese also shows that reverse L2-to-L1 transfer is less likely to happen when learning a typologically closer L2 that requires minimal restructuring of their L1 TFS
Conceptualization · First language · Linguistics · Motion (physics · Second-language acquisition · Verb · Categorization, perception, and language · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · linguistics and terminology studies · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |