DEAF STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE OF SUBTLE LEXICAL PROPERTIES OF TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE ENGLISH VERBS

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作者：

Berent, Gerald P. ^{[1
]}

Kelly, Ronald R. ^{[2
]}

Albertini, John A. ^{[1
]}

Toscano, Rose Marie ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Rochester Inst Technol, Natl Tech Inst Deaf, Dept Liberal Studies, Rochester, NY 14623 USA

[2] Rochester Inst Technol, Natl Tech Inst Deaf, Master Sci Program Secondary Educ Students Who Ar, Rochester, NY 14623 USA

来源：

AMERICAN ANNALS OF THE DEAF | 2013年 / 158卷 / 03期

关键词：

English; verb acquisition; vocabulary; lexical properties; transitive; intransitive; unaccusative; unergative; argument structure; passive; semantic role; agent; LEARNERS KNOWLEDGE; HEARING STUDENTS; SENTENCES; LANGUAGE; ACQUISITION; QUANTIFIERS; L2;

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中图分类号：

G76 [特殊教育];

学科分类号：

040109 ;

摘要：

DEAF LEARNERS' ACQUISITION of fundamental lexical properties of high-frequency English verbs related to transitivity and intransitivity was examined, including the subtle distinction between unergative and unaccusative verbs. A 140-item sentence acceptability rating scale was used to assess this lexical knowledge in deaf college students at two English proficiency levels, plus a control group of hearing native English speakers. Hypotheses addressed the influence of relative derivational complexity and overall English proficiency on verb acquisition. Though the hearing group showed greater accuracy in sentence acceptability judgments and greater accuracy tied to overall English proficiency the two deaf groups displayed fairly robust knowledge of targeted verbs' fundamental transitive and intransitive lexical properties. Nevertheless, verb acquisition remains a formidable challenge. Further research should assess deaf students' knowledge of these lexical properties in lower-frequency English verbs, including unaccusative verbs prevalent in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) and other academic discourse.

引用

页码：344 / 362

页数：19