Acquisition of agreement structures by ghanaian Arabic learners : a processability theory study
Other Title(s)
اكتساب تراكيب التوافق اللغوي لدى متعلمي العربية الغائبين : دراسة في ضوء نظرية المعالجة
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2021, Issue 137 (30 Jun. 2021), pp.23-46, 24 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Arts
Publication Date
2021-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
24
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Arabic language and Literature
Topics
Abstract EN
The study investigated acquisition of agreement structures by Arabic as Foreign Language (AFL) learners in Ghana from the Processability Theory (PT) perspective.
Five Arabic agreement structures at the phrasal, sentence and subordinate clause levels of PT's processing procedures were tested in a cross-sectional study.
It aimed to establish predictions about the implicational nature of the processing procedures.
Data were elicited from 15 students of the University of Ghana Arabic learners who were at different proficiency levels.
Grammaticality Judgment Task and Elicited Production Task were used to elicit data.
The result suggested that acquisition of agreement structures by Ghanaian AFL learners develop, generally, according to PT's predictions.
While the study largely conforms to PT predictions, the behaviour of the Noun Predicative Adjective structure in the interlanguage system of participants suggests that factors other than processing constraints may be involved in the processing architecture of the L2 learners in Ghana.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Husayn, al-Hasan Abd al-Rahim. 2021. Acquisition of agreement structures by ghanaian Arabic learners : a processability theory study. al-Adab Journal،Vol. 2021, no. 137, pp.23-46.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1252471
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Husayn, al-Hasan Abd al-Rahim. Acquisition of agreement structures by ghanaian Arabic learners : a processability theory study. al-Adab Journal No. 137 (Jun. 2021), pp.23-46.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1252471
American Medical Association (AMA)
Husayn, al-Hasan Abd al-Rahim. Acquisition of agreement structures by ghanaian Arabic learners : a processability theory study. al-Adab Journal. 2021. Vol. 2021, no. 137, pp.23-46.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1252471
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 43-45
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BIM-1252471