Articles The Acquisition of English Adverbs by Thai Learners Rananda

Authors

Rananda Rungnaphawet

Publication Date

2008-04-01

Abstract

This study explores the acquisition of English adverbs by Thai learners with respect to the range of positions of adjunction relative to the clause, applying the adjacency parameter as well as markedness theories. The subjects consisted of three groups, namely the native group, the advanced learner group, and the intermediate learner group. The results were as follows. In terms of the adjacency parameter, the native group placed adverbs quite equally between the clause-initial and the clause-medial positions. On the other hand, the learner groups put much more adverbs clause-initially. Despite these differences, the advanced group was on a par with their native counterpart, adjoining adverbs in all the positions being investigated, whereas the intermediate group put adverbs in fewer positions. The analysis of the markedness of different positions of adjunction revealed that the unmarked positions were acquired before the marked ones, and the less marked positions before the more marked ones. Also, the degree of markedness and thus the acquisition order seemed to correspond with the degrees of adjunction in the positions identified in the native group data.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.42.1.1

First Page

1

Last Page

29

Recommended Citation

Rungnaphawet, Rananda (2008) "Articles The Acquisition of English Adverbs by Thai Learners Rananda," PASAA: Vol. 42: Iss. 1, Article 1.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.42.1.1
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/pasaa/vol42/iss1/1