Abstract
Very little is known about the accuracy of grammatical inflection in written language. In this study we investigated the effects of syntactic complexity, lexical category and phonological expression on gender marking in L1 and L2 French. Native speakers of French (n = 40) and Dutch learners of French (n = 45) completed a fill-in-the-gap task in which the test items were controlled for the linguistic factors under investigation. The results showed main effects for syntactic complexity and lexical category. For phonological expression we only observed moderation effects. We conclude that syntactic complexity and lexical category affect the accuracy of gender marking in written L1 and L2 French more than phonological expression.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | L1 Acquisition and L2 Learning |
Subtitle of host publication | The view from Romance |
Editors | Larisa Avram, Anca Sevcenco, Veronica Tomescu |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Chapter | 11 |
Pages | 289–314 |
Number of pages | 26 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789027258892 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789027228192 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Publication series
Name | Language Acquisition and Language Disorders |
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Volume | 65 |
ISSN (Print) | 0925-0123 |
Bibliographical note
Working title: Language Acquisition and Language Disorders: Selected papers of the 9th Romance Turn conference.Publisher Copyright: © 2021 John Benjamins Publishing Company.
Keywords
- French
- Gender marking
- Lexical category
- Phonological expression
- Syntactic complexity