Asymmetric Unlearning of Null Arguments in L2 English Acquisition by Korean speakers
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This study investigates how Korean speakers learning English unlearn L1-oriented null subjects and null objects. The participants were 22 Korean ESL high school students from three proficiency groups. Ten native speakers served as controls. The methodology is an acceptability judgment task using Yuan’s (1997) questionnaire of null subjects and null objects. Results show that the learners were quite accurate in detecting the ungrammaticality of null subject sentences but had difficulty with null object sentences. This can be interpreted to mean that the EPP (Extended Projection Principle) was operative in the learners, but that the PP (Projection Principle) was overridden by the [+discourse-oriented] parameter. As their proficiency increased, the learners showed progress in acquiring the PP.
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This study investigates how Korean speakers learning English unlearn L1-oriented null subjects and null objects. The participants were 22 Korean ESL high school students from three proficiency groups. Ten native speakers served as controls. The methodology is an acceptability judgment task using Yuan’s (1997) questionnaire of null subjects and null objects. Results show that the learners were quite accurate in detecting the ungrammaticality of null subject sentences but had difficulty with null object sentences. This can be interpreted to mean that the EPP (Extended Projection Principle) was operative in the learners, but that the PP (Projection Principle) was overridden by the [+discourse-oriented] parameter. As their proficiency increased, the learners showed progress in acquiring the PP.
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