by Wang Chuming. / Publication date from spine. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 258-267). / Acknowlegements / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Semantic Structure Theory and Language Learning / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- An overview of Learnability in Language Acquisition --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- UG and Learnability --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Overgeneralization --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Learnability in L1 Transfer --- p.8 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- L2 Studies on Learnability --- p.9 / Chapter 1.3 --- Semantic Structure Theory --- p.12 / Chapter 1.4 --- Representation of Semantic Structure --- p.15 / Chapter 1.5 --- Pinker's Theory of Language Learning --- p.17 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Four Principles --- p.18 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- An Example --- p.22 / Chapter 1.5.3 --- Learnability and Pinker's Theory --- p.23 / Chapter 1.6 --- A Critique of Pinker's Theory of Language Learning --- p.26 / Chapter 1.7 --- The Syntactic Bootstrapping Model --- p.27 / Chapter 1.8 --- Criticisms of the Syntactic Bootstrapping Model --- p.30 / Chapter 1.9 --- A Reconciliation --- p.31 / Chapter 1.10 --- Implications for L2 Learning --- p.33 / Chapter 1.11 --- Adjectival Participles as the Target of Research --- p.35 / Chapter 1.12 --- Summary --- p.38 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Analysis of Adjectival Participles / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.40 / Chapter 2.2 --- Syntactic Properties --- p.41 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Inadequacy of the Syntax-based Generalization --- p.43 / Chapter 2.3 --- Syntactic Positions and Their Meanings --- p.44 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Redefining Characterization --- p.47 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Attributive Filter and teh Generic Context --- p.51 / Chapter 2.4 --- Change of State and Its Relevance to the Formation of Prenominal AedPs --- p.54 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- AedPs and the Middle --- p.59 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Unaccusative Verbs --- p.61 / Chapter 2.5 --- AedPs Formed from Non-state-change Verbs --- p.63 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- The Function of the Adverbial Premodifier --- p.63 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Effects of the Identifying Context --- p.64 / Chapter 2.5.3 --- Verbs with Implied State-change Meaning --- p.65 / Chapter 2.5.4 --- Stative Verbs --- p.67 / Chapter 2.5.5 --- Biases in Favour of AedPs with Negative Meanings --- p.68 / Chapter 2.6 --- Direct External Cause --- p.69 / Chapter 2.7 --- AingPs Formed from Intransitives --- p.70 / Chapter 2.7.1 --- The Attributive Filter and the Formation of AingPs --- p.70 / Chapter 2.7.2 --- Direct Internal Cause --- p.71 / Chapter 2.7.3 --- The Predicate Position and the Formation of AingPs --- p.72 / Chapter 2.7.4 --- Manner Verbs --- p.75 / Chapter 2.8 --- AingPs Formed from Transitives --- p.77 / Chapter 2.8.1 --- Psych Verbs --- p.77 / Chapter 2.8.2 --- Generic Experiencer --- p.79 / Chapter 2.8.3 --- The Generic Causee --- p.81 / Chapter 2.9 --- Summary --- p.85 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Learning Adjectival Participles / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.88 / Chapter 3.2 --- A Brief Overview of Linguistic Findings --- p.88 / Chapter 3.3 --- A Comparative Study of Chinese PVMs --- p.90 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Properties of PVMs --- p.92 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- The O-category --- p.94 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- The S-category --- p.104 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Crosslinguistic Differences and the Learning of Adjectival Participles --- p.106 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- A Model for Leaning Adjectival Participles --- p.108 / Chapter 3.3.6 --- The Role of Formal Differences --- p.110 / Chapter 3.3.7 --- The Rationale for Testing the Attributive Filter and Conflation Classes --- p.112 / Chapter 3.4 --- Summary --- p.114 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- Learners' Knowledge of Adjectival Participles / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.115 / Chapter 4.2 --- Study1 --- p.117 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- The Linguistic Materials --- p.118 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Participants --- p.119 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Procedure --- p.121 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Results and Discussion --- p.121 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- A Brief Summary of Study1 --- p.134 / Chapter 4.3 --- Study2 --- p.135 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Subjects --- p.135 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Materials --- p.137 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Procedure --- p.142 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Results and Discussion --- p.143 / Chapter 4.3.5 --- A Brief Summary of Study2 --- p.166 / Chapter 4.4 --- Study3 --- p.168 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Subjects --- p.168 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Materials and Procedure --- p.168 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.172 / Chapter 4.4.4 --- A Brief Summary of Study3 --- p.178 / Chapter 4.5 --- Study4 --- p.178 / Chapter 4.5.1 --- Subjects --- p.180 / Chapter 4.5.2 --- Materials --- p.180 / Chapter 4.5.3 --- Procedure --- p.183 / Chapter 4.5.4 --- Results and Discussion --- p.182 / Chapter 4.5.5 --- A Brief Summary of Study4 --- p.193 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- General Discussion and Conclusions / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.195 / Chapter 5.2 --- Learnability Revisited --- p.195 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Acquisition of the Attributive Filter --- p.196 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Development of Conflation Classes --- p.199 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Negative Evidence --- p.203 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Overgeneralization --- p.206 / Chapter 5.2.5 --- Language Transfer --- p.207 / Chapter 5.3 --- Conclusions --- p.211 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Findings on L2 Learning --- p.212 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Linguistic Findings --- p.213 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Future Research --- p.214 / Notes --- p.217 / Appendix A --- p.240 / Appendix B --- p.243 / Appendix C --- p.249 / Appendix D --- p.252 / Appendix E --- p.254 / Appendix F --- p.256 / References --- p.258
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_321669 |
| Date | January 1996 |
| Contributors | Wang, Chuming., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of English. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, viii, 267 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
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