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ID 6844
Title Transcription
ニホンジン エイゴ ガクシュウシャ ニヨル シュゴ ノ シュウトク ニツイテ : チュウガクセイ ヲ タイショウ トシタ チョウサ カラ
Title Alternative (English)
On the Acquisition of the Subject by Japanese Learners of English : A Survey of Junior High School Students
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language
jpn
Attribute
Literature and Social Science
Author
Tsubokura, Keiko
Description
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the process of the acquisition of the English grammatical subject by Japanese learners of English (JLEs) within the theoretical framework of the Minimalist Program, especially the mechanism of feature-inheritance developed by Chomsky (2005, 2006) and Miyagawa (2005). In order to acquire the English-type subject, JLEs have to reset the relevant subject parameter in two steps: they first learn that the agreement feature percolates from C to T, and then, they recognize that unlike Japanese, the focus feature remains on C without percolating down to T. The result of the investigation with 673 junior high school students shows that it is relatively easy for JLEs to acquire the percolation of the agreement feature; on the other hand, they have difficulty in removing the option of the focus feature percolation. This explains why JLEs do not always succeed in resetting the subject parameter.
Journal Title
島根大学教育学部紀要
Volume
42
Start Page
45
End Page
54
ISSN
18808581
Published Date
2008-12-25
NCID
AA12171265
DOI(SelfDOI)
Publisher
島根大学教育学部
Publisher Aalternative
Faculty of Education Shimane University
NII Type
Departmental Bulletin Paper
Format
PDF
Text Version
出版社版
OAI-PMH Set
Faculty of Education
Remark
39-41+ / 2006-2007
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