What Japanese and Korean EFL Learners Have in Common: the Acquisition of BECAUSE-Clauses

Hong, Sungshim

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“…This can be so because a Korean causal connective word, 'waynyahamen,' is more like a connective adverbial. In other words, it is a kind of interlanguage effect, i.e., since Korean has 'waynyahamyen' S+V (because S+V) fragment and 'nazenara' S+V exists in the Japanese language, both Korean and Japanese learners tend to adopt the pattern which because-clause is used as an independent clause (Hong, 2018). Therefore, the L1 transfer seems to be most immediately salient in the scenario (Hong, 2018), especially in monologues where subordinating clauses are rare and occurrences of unfinished utterances and hesitations are frequent (Litunen & Mäkillä, 2015).…”

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A Corpus-Based Comparison of Syntactic Complexity in Spoken and Written Learner Language

Park

2022

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Despite writing and speaking being related activities, their end-products are entirely different. However, previous studies have not shown consistency in terms of grammar use in these two modes. Accordingly, in the present study, I aim to define the syntactic characteristics in these two modes with large-scale data and organized research designs. This study examined 14 indices of syntactic complexity and specific grammar factors in 224 monologues and 139 writings of Korean EFL undergraduates. The results revealed that learners tended to use more finite complement clauses and relative clauses while writing but used because- fragments independently and ‘and’ sentence-initially more frequently while speaking. When compared with previous studies, the characteristics of syntactic complexity of Korean EFL learners, regardless of age, are defined by the use of coordination in speaking and the use of subordination in writing.

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A Corpus-Based Comparison of Syntactic Complexity in Spoken and Written Learner Language

Park

2022

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What Japanese and Korean EFL Learners Have in Common: the Acquisition of BECAUSE-Clauses

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A Corpus-Based Comparison of Syntactic Complexity in Spoken and Written Learner Language

A Corpus-Based Comparison of Syntactic Complexity in Spoken and Written Learner Language

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