Sanna Mustonen sanna.mustonen@campus.jyu.fi Nina Reiman nina.reiman@campus.jyu.fi University of Jyväskylä The Development of Syntactical Constructions in L2 Finnish
Sanna Mustonen sanna.mustonen@campus.jyu.fi Nina Reiman nina.reiman@campus.jyu.fi University of Jyväskylä The Development of Syntactical Constructions in L2 Finnish
This presentation
i Cefling project
ii Data
iii The development of syntactical and phrase constructions
Ditransitive construction
Local case phrases
CEFLING The linguistic basis of the Common European Framework levels http://www.jyu.fi/hum/laitokset/kielet/cefling/en
Ceflings
RESEARCHERS
Riikka Alanen
Hannele Dufva
Ari Huhta
Paula Kalaja
Maisa Martin
Katja Mäntylä
Mirja Tarnanen PhD STUDENTS
Helena Miettinen
Sanna Mustonen
Nina Reiman
Marja Seilonen
Rationale
CEF very influential in Finland:
School curricula
Adult education curricula
National Certificates of Proficiency (YKI)
Citizenship requirements
Data Writing performances (490) of adults taking the National Certificate of Proficiency examination
6-step scale
L2 Finnish – L1 varies
Assumptions about language and learning
Usage-based view of language learning:
language learning in and through language usage
sketching and outlining model constructions
(form, meaning and function)
(E.g. Ellis 2003, 2008; Tomasello 2003)
Ditransitive construction (1) Jussi leipoi Marille kakun.
(Jussi bakeIMP+3RD PERSON SG MariALL cakeACC(GEN).)
John baked Mary a cake.
(2) Jussin täytyy leipoa Marille kakku_.
(JussiGEN mustPRES + 3RD PERSON SG bake MariALL cakeACC(NOM).)
John must bake Mary a cake.
(3) Jussi leipoo Marille kakkua.
(Jussi bakePRES + 3RD PERSON SG MariALL cakePART.)
John is baking Mary “some” cake.
Ditransitive constructions per 1000 words / 10 texts
Verb variation
The Semantics of the Local Case System (E.g. Jackendoff 1983, 1992)
Constructions per 1000 words / per 10 texts
Complexity of the Action-TO -construction 1: Tulee minulla vaimon kanssa kahvillee (ComesIMP. inTO my place with wife to have a cup of coffee. )
3: en voi mennä sun häihin
(I can not go to your wedding)
6: Haluaisin ilmoittautua teidän järjestämään Varhainen vuorovaikutus täydennyskoulutukseen
(I would like to register for a course of Early interaction you have organized.)
Summary This kind of quantitative analysis reveals the development of accuracy roughly
Either–or-classification (target language -like/non-target language -like)
In the usage-based approach, qualitative analysis is also needed in order to achieve a more comprehensive picture of language competence development
Increase in complexity and variation (in form, meaning and function) is a signal of development in language competence
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