The transitive construction is acquired earliest while the resultative construction poses difficulty even for advanced learners¶
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q2 i? Beginner learners performed as well as other groups on the transitive construction, indicating early acquisition, while resultative scores remained low even in the advanced group. → Kim 2020
Evidence¶
Kim 2020¶
Kim, Hyunwoo, Rah, Yangon, & Hwang, Haerim. (2020). Testing usage-based approaches to assessing EFL learners’ development of English argument structure constructions. English Teaching, 75(s1), 55-78. https://doi.org/10.15858/engtea.75.s1.202006.55
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Translation-task results across four groups (G1, G2, G3, G5): transitive accuracy near ceiling in all groups (e.g., G1 mean 3.5 of 4), whereas resultative means stayed low (G1 1.4; G5 2.8 of 4).
"The fact that even the beginner-level students in G1 received scores as high as the other groups in the transitive construction indicates that this construction is acquired relatively early in the learning process."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Korean EFL learners sort sentences increasingly by construction rather than by verb as grade level increases — related
- Translation accuracy rises with proficiency but varies substantially across individual constructions — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Light verbs drive construction-based sorting in intermediate-level but not beginner or advanced EFL learners — related
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The transitive construction is acquired earliest while the resultative construction poses difficulty even for advanced learners |
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The transitive construction is acquired earliest while the resultative construction poses difficulty even for advanced learners |
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