标记理论在主谓一致分析中的应用-application of markedness theory in subject-predicate agreement analysis.docxVIP

HYPERLINK \l _TOC_250005 Chapter Five General Discussion 41 HYPERLINK \l _TOC_250004 Chapter Six Conclusions and Implications 45 HYPERLINK \l _TOC_250003 6.1. Conclusions 45 HYPERLINK \l _TOC_250002 Implications of the study 46 HYPERLINK \l _TOC_250001 Limitations 46 HYPERLINK \l _TOC_250000 References vii Appendix I. Experimental sentences for experiment 1 ix Appendix II. Experimental sentences for experiment 2 xiv Appendix III. Experimental sentences for experiment 3 xviii i PAGE PAGE iv iii iii Abstract In recent years, researchers in second language acquisition have begun to consider the application of linguistic Markedness Theory to aspects of second language learning. However, most of them mainly focus on the application of Markedness Theory in phonology, grammar, semantics, pragmatics, and so on. They seldom apply Markedness Theory into Subject-Verb agreement. Therefore, it is of theoretical and realistic significance to make a study from that point of view. The present study seeks to extend Markedness Theory to the area of subject-verb agreement, specifically, the research hypothesizes in this study areas follows:(1) when an unmarked subject noun is modified by one of the singular quantifiers (one, every, or each), which may posses a grammatical feature for singular number, may that feature result in a decrease in the incidence of plural attraction errors? (2) if a local noun phrase is modified by one of the singular quantifiers (one, every, or each), which may posses a grammatical feature for singular number, may that feature be mistakenly detected by the agreement mechanism and resulted in an increase in the incidence of singular attraction errors? (3) if a local noun phrase is modified by one of the plural quantifiers (e.g., many, several or a few), which may should strengthen the specification of plural number, may that feature be mistakenly detected by the agreement mechanism and resulted in an increase in the incidence of plural attra