An empirical L2 perspective on possessives: German/Norwegian

Anneliese Pitz, Oliver Bott, T. Solstad, R. Hörnig, Bergljot Behrens, C. Fabricius-Hansen
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The present paper reports on two empirical studies concerning the acquisition of possessive systems by L2 learners of Norwegian and German respectively. The first study investigates comprehension and production in written translation while the second study is a set of offline experiments testing the interpretation of possessives by both native speakers and German learners of Norwegian. Norwegian distinguishes between reflexive and irreflexive possessives, while German does not. The reflexive stem form si* is phonologically similar to German sein*, but may correspond to ihr*, a feminine or plural possessor, as well. These differences make the acquisition of Norwegian and of German as a foreign language a complex procedure of restructuring both at the phonological and the grammatical level. Results of the study indicate that the only partly overlapping forms and structural constraints on possessives in the two languages are cognitively demanding in L2 acquisition and subject to transfer effects.
二语对所有格的实证研究:德语/挪威语
本文报道了两项关于挪威语和德语二语学习者所有格系统习得的实证研究。第一项研究调查了书面翻译中的理解和产生,而第二项研究是一组离线实验,测试了母语为挪威语的人和德语学习者对所有格的解释。挪威语区分自反和非自反所有格,而德语没有。自反词干形式si*在音系上与德语sein*相似,但也可能与ihr*相对应,ihr*为阴性或复数所有人。这些差异使得挪威语和德语作为外语的习得在语音和语法层面上都是一个复杂的重组过程。研究结果表明,两种语言中所有格的部分重叠形式和结构限制在二语习得中是认知要求较高的,并且受迁移效应的影响。
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