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L2 Korean Speakers Thematic Role Resolution in a Psych-predicate Construction

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dc.contributor.authorHyunah Ahn-
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-30T04:40:24Z-
dc.date.available2020-11-30T04:40:24Z-
dc.date.issued2020-08-
dc.identifier.citationLanguage Research, Vol.56 No.2, pp.141-165ko_KR
dc.identifier.issn0254-4474-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10371/171298-
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated how second language (L2) and heritage Korean learners whose first language (L1) is English identify an ambiguous thematic role (experiencer vs. stimulus) of a null argument psych-predicate construction in Korean. Participants listened to stories where a null argument construction such as lwummeituka mwusewun ka poayo (∅ must be afraid of the roommate vs. The roommate must be scary) was disambiguated contextually with matching and mismatching prosodies and answered comprehension questions that asked to identify the thematic role of an overt NP. Advanced-level learners were more accurate and faster in identifying a stimulus, preferred Accentual Phrases that accompany the stimulus reading, and showed an interaction between thematic role and prosody. An independent analysis also showed that the preference for stimulus reading could be attributed to the advanced learners being heritage Korean speakers. Hypotheses on different roles of L1 and heritage grammar are discussed in light of the results.ko_KR
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by a Elizabeth Carr-Holmes scholarship in the Department of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.ko_KR
dc.language.isoenko_KR
dc.publisherLanguage Education Research Center, Seoul National Universityko_KR
dc.subjectnull arguments in L2 Korean-
dc.subjectpsychological predicates-
dc.subjectthematic roles-
dc.subjectdouble-nominative construction-
dc.subjectdiscourse syntax interface-
dc.titleL2 Korean Speakers Thematic Role Resolution in a Psych-predicate Constructionko_KR
dc.typeSNU Journalko_KR
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor안현아-
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.30961/lr.2020.56.2.141-
dc.citation.journaltitle어학연구(Language Research)ko_KR
dc.citation.number2ko_KR
dc.citation.volume56ko_KR
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