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The Complexity of Learning Verbal Aspect in Croatian as L2: Acquicition of verbal aspect features at the intermediate level
Lidija Cvikić
; Zagreb
Zrinka Jelaska
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Verbal aspect is one of the most difficult features of Croatian, as well as other Slavic languages for L2 learners. It is due to the complexity of verbal pairs which include various linguistic levels: semantics, morphology, syntax and pragmatics. This paper discusses different elements of verbal aspect in Croatian that are acquired completely or partially by a group of Croatian L2 learners. The first part of the paper discusses previous research on verbal aspect in L2 in general, in Czech, in Russian and in Croatian. The second part of the paper analyses research on Croatian verbal aspect which consists of three research questions: the consciousness that Croatian has aspectual verb pairs, the recognition of verbal aspects when verbs are presented alone and in pairs, and the usage of proper aspect and form in context. The hypothesis that the knowledge of verbal aspect consists of different elements was confirmed, as well as the hypothesis that those elements were learned and acquired simultaneously but to different degrees. Croatian L2 learners knew that Croatian verbs include aspectual dimension, but they preferred only one member of the aspectual pair. Intermediate learners acquired Croatian aspect features; they were able to recognize aspect when verbs were presented alone and in pairs. As the results were better when verbs were presented in pairs, the preference some authors have for such an approach in teaching and learning is supported. The majority of errors found were based on inter-lingual morphological forms.
Ključne riječi
verbal aspect; Croatian as L2; imperfective and perfective aspect; aspectual pairs
Hrčak ID:
21775
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Datum izdavanja:
21.12.2007.
Posjeta: 8.222 *