Gil, Kook-hee, Marsden, Heather orcid.org/0000-0002-4885-3446 and Whong, Melinda (2011) L2 acquisition of any:negative evidence, negative implicature and negative L1 transfer. In: Selected Proceedings of the Second Language Research Forum 2010. Cascadilla Proceedings Project , pp. 29-39.
Abstract
This paper reports on two preliminary studies of L2 knowledge of the polarity item any. Any is ungrammatical in most declarative affirmative contexts, but it can be licensed exceptionally by negative implicature (*I said anything v. I regret that I said anything). The studies aim to shed light on what facilitates acquisition of the distribution of any, examining the roles of (i) negative evidence in the form of explicit instruction, and (ii) L1 transfer. Initial findings are that L1 transfer facilitates acquisition of where any is ungrammatical. However, learners failed to acquire the exceptional licensing of any by negative implicature, regardless of L1 and instruction. Proposals for further collaborative research with language educators are put forward.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Language and Linguistic Science (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 21 Sep 2016 11:05 |
Last Modified: | 02 Apr 2025 23:31 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cascadilla Proceedings Project |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:104859 |