32.877, Books: Two of a kind: Hubers

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Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2021 22:06:48
From: Janacy van Duijn Genet [lot at uva.nl]
Subject: Two of a kind: Hubers

 


Title: Two of a kind 
Subtitle: Idiomatic expressions by native speakers and second language learners 
Series Title: LOT Dissertation Series  

Publication Year: 2020 
Publisher: Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke (LOT)
	   http://www.lotpublications.nl/
	

Book URL: https://www.lotpublications.nl/two-of-a-kind-idiomatic-expressions-by-native-speakers-and-second-language-learners 


Author: Ferdy Hubers

Paperback: ISBN:  9789460933363 Pages: 282 Price: Europe EURO 34


Abstract:

Everyday language abounds with words that frequently co-occur in more or less
fixed combinations. Among these combinations are idiomatic expressions like to
kick the bucket and to spill the beans. These phrases convey a figurative
meaning that is often unrelated to the meaning of their component words. While
native speakers are generally aware of the figurative meaning, even highly
proficient second language (L2) learners experience difficulties in mastering
L2 idioms.

At present, it is not clear how L2 learners deal with idiomatic expressions in
their new language and how their performance and processing compare to that of
native speakers. This thesis addresses these issues by investigating idiom
knowledge, representation, learning and processing by L2 learners relative to
native speakers.

This thesis shows that differences in idiom knowledge between native speakers
and L2 learners can be ascribed to differences in experience with idioms,
rather than to different underlying acquisition mechanisms. These differences
can be overcome by providing focused training through a Computer Assisted
Language Learning system in which L2 learners receive intensive practice and
immediate corrective feedback. In terms of idiom processing, this thesis
reveals differences between native speakers and L2 learners that could not be
resolved by focused training, at least not with the amount of practice that
was provided here. Providing L2 learners with even more training is expected
to lead to more native-like idiom processing. These findings provide important
theoretical insights into L1 and L2 idiom processing, as well as valuable
information for teaching practice and future research.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Language Acquisition


Written In: English  (eng)

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