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标题：Derivational Complexity in EFL Learners’ Development of Bi-clausal Wh-questions
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作者：Jung-Tae Kim
期刊名称：Theory and Practice in Language Studies
印刷版ISSN：1799-2591
出版年度：2019
卷号：9
期号：2
页码：146-155
DOI：10.17507/tpls.0902.04
出版社：Academy Publisher
摘要：This paper aims to investigate Korean learners’ interlanguage with respect to the production of English bi-clausal wh-questions. One hundred seven adult Korean-speaking learners of English in three proficiency groups took part in a production task designed to elicit English bi-clausal wh-questions. The study specifically asked what interlanguage structures Korean EFL learners would produce and whether the structures would change as learners’ English proficiency advances. The results revealed that Korean EFL learners produced a range of alternative bi-clausal structures, including wh-scope marking, silent scope marking, wh-scope marking with embedded wh-in-situ, L1 clause order, and wh-about-wh type constructions. Comparison of three proficiency groups showed that as the learners’ English proficiency increases, they tend to produce an increasing number of derivationally more complex alternatives. It is argued that derivational complexity plays a role in the developmental process of Korean EFL learners’ interlanguage for bi-clausal wh-questions.
关键词：interlanguage; bi-clausal wh-question; derivational complexity; wh-movement; wh-scope marking
其他关键词：interlanguage;bi-clausal wh-question;derivational complexity;wh-movement;wh-scope marking