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An Optimality-Theoretic Analysis of the Acquisition of English Consonant Clusters by Chinese Learners of English

Author: ZuoLiLi
Tutor: PanYong
School: PLA Foreign Languages ??Institute
Course: Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Keywords: Conditionality Chinese English Optimality Theory Learner Native Language Acquisition Movement trajectory Initial state Markedness Second Language Acquisition Second Language Acquisition
CLC: H319.9
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2004
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Abstract


Optimality Theory (OT) in 1993, has been the extensive use of the theory to analyze the phenomenon of natural language, and the phenomenon of language acquisition papers. In terms of language acquisition, OT level by restricting the conditions re-arranged to explain language acquisition and second language acquisition. This regard, many theories have been proposed. Then the movement trajectory of the initial state of the grammar and the constraints of these theories is the beginning of the Native Language Acquisition, have not been able to reach a consensus. About the initial state of the grammar, there are two views: One is that the constraints in the initial state of the child's mother tongue is not arranged; One is that the constraints in the initial state of the child's mother tongue is arranged in a certain level, and the markedness constraints RATING (MARKEDNESS constraints) prior to the the fidelity constraints (FAITHFULNESS constraints) M >> F. The on the conditionality movement trajectory, there are two views: One is that the mother tongue acquisition process constraints only drop not rise; One is that there is in the mother tongue acquisition constraints upgrade. In the view held downgrade conditionality, some markedness constraints and faithfulness constraints are demoted, while others think that the the demotion constraints only involve mark constraints. In the study of second language acquisition, language initial state linguists agree that conditionality is arranged according to a certain level, and the overall ranking for the the mother tongue purposes syntax level arrangement. The language difference lies in the the constraints overall ranking order of different learners of the target language syntax to go through the constraints rearrange. However, there is little empirical research in Second Language Acquisition' dissertation">Second Language Acquisition to analyze the movement trajectory constraints. Based on this, the departure from the study of Chinese Learners' Acquisition of English consonant cluster phenomenon, explore OT under the framework of the phenomenon of second language acquisition and answer three questions: 1) learners of English consonant clusters each stage whether to restrict the different conditions the Diao nOPlinjali Office 'na plus isof rhe Acquisirion ofE door glish COnsonant Clusters theorelic month arranged by the Chinese Learners ofEnglish level is characterized by? 2) the conditionality is how to move the (constraints downgrade or upgrade, or both. ), it moves the process involves what types of constraints? 3) whether there is a certain path or pattern to follow in the movement locus of the constraints? if there downgrade path due to the number of consonants in the consonant cluster, final consonants voice characteristics and individual learners of different different? study found that: 1) learners in the various stages of the acquisition of English consonant clusters, the overall ranking of the constraints has obvious characteristics. 2) Chinese English learners English consonant clusters after a downgrade of the constraints, these downgrade constraints conditions involving markedness constraints and faithfulness constraints. 3) constraints downgrade downgrade path along certain to follow certain degraded mode (see Chapter 5). Constraints downgraded path due to the number of consonants in consonant clusters, final consonants of voice characteristics and individual differences of learners are different. This study not only the research and analysis of empirical methods OT under the framework of the Second Language Acquisition rearrange constraints, and specific studies of individual differences in the movement trajectory and path of the constraints and research constraints mobile path. In addition, this study selected research materials (456 phrases) and the establishment of the Chinese English learners reading speech corpus of English consonant clusters provide useful samples and reference materials for future similar studies. The scale of the research subjects (20 subjects) OT framework longitudinal study of second language acquisition a larger exploration of the phenomenon. Research methods and findings of this study not only of English acquisition research, and similar studies on other languages ??have quite inspired by the theory has practical significance, especially the English teaching in China.

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