Pinpointing the role of the native language in L2 learning

Acquisition of spatial prepositions in English by Russian and Turkish native speakers

Bibliographic Data

ID21196595
AuthorsElena Antonova-Unlu (0000-0001-8544-6500, Hacettepe University, corresponding author), Elena Antonova Ünlü (Hacettepe University)
Year2019
Volume10
Issue2
Pages241-258
Publication date2019-05-26
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueApplied Linguistics Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1868-6303 • E-ISSN: 1868-6311
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/applirev-2016-1009
OpenAlexW2766308252
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited6

This study aimed to examine the role of L1 in the acquisition of L2 by comparing the acquisition of the three spatial prepositions ( in, on, at ) in English by native speakers of Russian and Turkish. The study, adopting a comparative approach suggested by Jarvis (2000, Methodological rigor in the study of transfer: Identifying L1 influence in the interlanguage lexicon. Language Learning 50. 245–309), compared interlanguages of L2 learners with Russian and Turkish L1 backgrounds, and examined the interlanguages of the L2 learners in relation to their native languages. The data for the analysis were collected via utilizing two diagnostic tests and analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The findings demonstrated that that the acquisition of the prepositions differed not only quantitatively but also qualitatively between the groups. The study adds to the comparative research examining the role of L1s in the acquisition of L2 and the effect of cross-linguistic influence taking place from background languages

First language · Interlanguage · Language acquisition · Linguistics · Second-language acquisition · Turkish · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning

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