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DESCRIPTION:There is extensive research on adult L2 learners of English w
 ith various linguistic backgrounds tackling the question which issues th
 ey face when confronted with phrasal verbs as the review of Jahedi and M
 ukundan (2015) shows. They quote Dagut and Laufer (1985) who argue that 
 Hebrew speaking learners of English struggle with phrasal verbs because 
 there is no such phenomenon in the Hebrew language\, which is why they s
 uppose it is mainly due to the incomprehensible structure of the verb. H
 ulstijn and Marchena (1989)\, however\, examined Dutch speaking learners
  of English to see whether they encounter no issues as the Dutch languag
 e does have phrasal verbs too. They found that Dutch speakers also face 
 troubles regarding phrasal verbs. Thus\, they argue that not only the st
 ructure of phrasal verbs\, but their semantics too cause problems for le
 arners.\n\nThis project aims to examine whether adult L2 learners of Wel
 sh show signs of troubles when confronted with Welsh phrasal verbs. To a
 chieve this goal\, firstly\, the term phrasal verbs will be defined. Fol
 lowing\, Dagut’s and Laufer’s (1985) and Hulstijn’s and Marchena’s studi
 es will be adapted\, to first examine the behaviour of Welsh native spea
 kers concerning Welsh phrasal verbs and to then collect data of Welsh ad
 ult learners\, to inspect whether learners produce similar behaviour as 
 native speakers or explicitly avoid phrasal verbs. Because Dutch speaker
 s showed behaviour of avoidance concerning English phrasal verbs\, Engli
 sh speakers learning Welsh are expected to show similar behaviour\, if i
 t is the semantics of the phrasal verbs that cause confusion amongst lea
 rners.\n\nBoth steps\, the definition of the term and the adaptation of 
 the studies\, bare difficulties. The majority of literature and research
  of phrasal verbs focuses on the phenomenon in English or other Germanic
  Languages\, often ignoring that similar patterns also exist in other Eu
 ropean languages but might have slightly different properties following 
 the underlying structure of its respective language. Therefore\, composi
 ng a definition that also describes the special properties Welsh phrasal
  verbs encompass\, is difficult\, as many Welsh dictionaries or grammars
  disregard them (Asmus 2001 and Rottet 2005). Additionally\, the adaptat
 ion of the studies requires a different set of one-word and phrasal verb
  pairs\, because Welsh does not have ones for certain meanings. However\
 , finding Welsh phrasal verbs as replacement is difficult\, as I am a We
 lsh learner myself and thus\, have to consult native speakers to find a 
 set of verbs that occurs naturally in speech.
URL:https://talks.stuts.de/de/18staps/public/events/594
SUMMARY:Do adult L2 learners of Welsh face issues when acquiring Welsh ph
 rasal verbs?
ORGANIZER:18staps
LOCATION:18staps - Don Giovanni
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