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Cross-linguistic influences, language proficiency and metalinguistic knowledge in L3 Italian subject placement
International Journal of Multilingualism ( IF 2.0 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-25 , DOI: 10.1080/14790718.2020.1811710
Małgorzata Foryś-Nogala 1 , Olga Broniś 2 , Marcin Opacki 3 , Agnieszka Otwinowska-Kasztelanic 3
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ABSTRACT

L3 acquisition is influenced by L1-L3 typology, learners’ proficiency in those languages, and metalinguistic knowledge. However, the precise patterns of cross-linguistic influence (CLI) in L3 acquisition are still unclear. This study aimed to examine how the abovementioned factors affect learners’ sensitivity to subject placement in L3 Italian. We examined L1-Polish speakers (pro-drop language) with L2-English (non-pro-drop) learning Italian as their L3 (pro-drop). Subject placement patterns are shared by Polish and Italian, but differ from English, which may cause positive CLI from L1 or negative CLI from L2. To verify which is the case, 49 Polish undergraduate students of Italian took part in a computerised acceptability judgment task (AJT), which contained exemplars of felicitous and infelicitous subject placement in Italian. We also measured the participants’ knowledge of English and Italian, their background languages, and their metalinguistic knowledge. The results showed that the participants lacked sensitivity to the overuse of both overt and null subjects. A subsequent regression analysis revealed L3 proficiency as the only significant predictor of AJT performance. Our data point to some negative CLI from L2 English at lower levels of L3-Italian, or general cognitively-grounded problems with null subjects, which are gradually reduced with the growth of L3 proficiency.



中文翻译:

L3 意大利语科目设置中的跨语言影响、语言能力和元语言知识

摘要

L3 习得受到 L1-L3 类型、学习者对这些语言的熟练程度以及元语言知识的影响。然而,L3 习得中跨语言影响 (CLI) 的精确模式仍不清楚。本研究旨在探讨上述因素如何影响学习者对第三意大利语科目布置的敏感性。我们检查了以 L1 波兰语(赞成放弃语言)为基础的 L2 英语(非赞成放弃语言)学习意大利语作为 L3(赞成放弃语言)的人。波兰语和意大利语的主题布置模式相同,但与英语不同,这可能会导致 L1 出现正向 CLI 或 L2 出现负向 CLI。为了验证情况是否属实,49 名波兰意大利语本科生参加了一项计算机化的可接受性判断任务 (AJT),其中包含意大利语科目安排的恰当和不恰当的范例。我们还测量了参与者的英语和意大利语知识、他们的背景语言以及他们的元语言知识。结果表明,参与者对过度使用公开主题和无效主题缺乏敏感性。随后的回归分析表明,L3 熟练程度是 AJT 表现的唯一重要预测因素。我们的数据表明,在 L3 意大利语水平较低的情况下,L2 英语会出现一些负面 CLI,或者是无主题的一般认知问题,这些问题随着 L3 熟练程度的增长而逐渐减少。随后的回归分析表明,L3 熟练程度是 AJT 表现的唯一重要预测因素。我们的数据表明,在 L3 意大利语水平较低的情况下,L2 英语会出现一些负面 CLI,或者是无主题的一般认知问题,这些问题随着 L3 熟练程度的增长而逐渐减少。随后的回归分析表明,L3 熟练程度是 AJT 表现的唯一重要预测因素。我们的数据表明,在 L3 意大利语水平较低的情况下,L2 英语会出现一些负面 CLI,或者是无主题的一般认知问题,这些问题随着 L3 熟练程度的增长而逐渐减少。

更新日期:2020-09-25
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