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@article{ART002119901},
author={Willie U. Willie},
title={Effects of Lexical Aspect on the Interlanguage of Ibibio ESL Learners: Later than Sooner},
journal={Cross-Cultural Studies},
issn={1598-0685},
year={2016},
volume={43},
pages={459-483},
doi={10.21049/ccs.2016.43..459}

TY - JOUR
AU - Willie U. Willie
TI - Effects of Lexical Aspect on the Interlanguage of Ibibio ESL Learners: Later than Sooner
JO - Cross-Cultural Studies
PY - 2016
VL - 43
IS - null
PB - Center for Cross Culture Studies
SP - 459
EP - 483
SN - 1598-0685
AB - The main objective of this paper is to test the major prediction of the Aspect Hypothesis on interlanguage narratives collected from 171 Ibibio ESL learners in a classroom setting using sets of picture stories. Aspect Hypothesis predicts that lexical aspectual classes of verbs would determine the pattern of acquisition and distribution of tense-aspect morphology at the very early stages of L2 acquisition of tense-aspect verbal morphology. That is, telic verbs would be marked with the past tense-aspect verbal morphology before atelic verbs in the interlanguage of ESL learners irrespective of their L1 background. The results of our data analyses show a significant effect from the lexical aspect on the acquisition and distribution of tense-aspect morphology with chi-square statistics of (x2=196.92,df = 6, n = 1664, p = <.0001). However, the effect of the lexical aspect is shown to be more prominent among Ibibio ESL learners at higher levels of proficiency. This is contrary to the prediction regarding Aspect Hypothesis. The paper concludes that the influence of the lexical aspect on the pattern of acquisition and distribution of tense-aspect morphology may be universal but the actual point along the developmental pathway when such influence is obtainable is yet to be determined. This calls for more research into the pattern of the L2 acquisition of tense-aspect verbal morphology.
KW - Lexical Aspect;Tense-aspect Morphology;Interlanguage;Aspect Hypothesis;ESL Learners;L2 Acquisition;Ibibio ESL Learners;Telic Verbs;Chi-square Statistics
DO - 10.21049/ccs.2016.43..459
ER -

Willie U. Willie. (2016). Effects of Lexical Aspect on the Interlanguage of Ibibio ESL Learners: Later than Sooner. Cross-Cultural Studies, 43, 459-483.

Willie U. Willie. 2016, "Effects of Lexical Aspect on the Interlanguage of Ibibio ESL Learners: Later than Sooner", Cross-Cultural Studies, vol.43, pp.459-483. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2016.43..459

Willie U. Willie "Effects of Lexical Aspect on the Interlanguage of Ibibio ESL Learners: Later than Sooner" Cross-Cultural Studies 43 pp.459-483 (2016) : 459.

Willie U. Willie. Effects of Lexical Aspect on the Interlanguage of Ibibio ESL Learners: Later than Sooner. 2016; 43 459-483. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2016.43..459

Willie U. Willie. "Effects of Lexical Aspect on the Interlanguage of Ibibio ESL Learners: Later than Sooner" Cross-Cultural Studies 43(2016) : 459-483.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2016.43..459

Willie U. Willie. Effects of Lexical Aspect on the Interlanguage of Ibibio ESL Learners: Later than Sooner. Cross-Cultural Studies, 43, 459-483. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2016.43..459

Willie U. Willie. Effects of Lexical Aspect on the Interlanguage of Ibibio ESL Learners: Later than Sooner. Cross-Cultural Studies. 2016; 43 459-483. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2016.43..459

Willie U. Willie. Effects of Lexical Aspect on the Interlanguage of Ibibio ESL Learners: Later than Sooner. 2016; 43 459-483. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2016.43..459

Willie U. Willie. "Effects of Lexical Aspect on the Interlanguage of Ibibio ESL Learners: Later than Sooner" Cross-Cultural Studies 43(2016) : 459-483.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2016.43..459