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Phonological bases for L2 morphological learning.

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  • 1Department of English Instruction, Taipei Municipal University of Education, No. 1, Ai-Kuo West Road, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. cfhu@tmue.edu.tw

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Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Second Language Acquisition
  • Morphological Processing

Background:

  • Understanding how children learn morphology in a second language is crucial for effective pedagogy.
  • The role of first language (L1) phonological awareness (PA) in L2 morphological pattern extraction remains an area of active research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of L1 phonological awareness on Chinese-speaking children's ability to extract English L2 morphological patterns.
  • To examine how L1 PA affects the processing of intraword morphological variations and their syntactic implications in L2 English.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted with 84 Chinese-speaking third graders learning English as a foreign language (EFL).
  • Experiment 1 assessed extraction of base-derived form alternations (e.g., inflate-inflation).

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  • Experiment 2 evaluated the use of morphological cues for syntactic categorization with novel word forms (e.g., lutate-lutant).

    • Main Results:

    • Learners showed emergent sensitivity to morphological cues but struggled with fully processing intraword variations.
    • Poorer L1 phonological awareness correlated with difficulties in identifying morphological alternation rules and L2 syntactic properties.
    • L2 vocabulary knowledge significantly contributed to L2 morphological learning alongside L1 PA.

    Conclusions:

    • L1 phonological awareness is a significant factor in L2 morphological development, impacting rule identification and syntactic generalization.
    • Effective L2 morphological learning relies on both L1 foundational skills and L2 specific knowledge, including vocabulary.