Abstract
Abstract
This study takes a Usage-Based approach to the learning of
French multiword expressions (MWEs) in Study Abroad (SA). MWEs are
conventionalized form-meaning mappings, for example du coup
(‘and so’) and en fait (‘actually’), and are assumed to be
learned through repeated exposure. Based on this assumption, the study adopted a
pretest/posttest design to explore how quantity of out-of-class target-language
(TL) contact predicted the development of MWE knowledge among 41 Swedish
students during a semester in France. MWE knowledge was assessed by a modified
cloze test based on transcriptions of informal language use (www.clapi.fr) and TL contact
information was obtained through the Language Engagement Questionnaire (McManus, Mitchell, & Tracy-Ventura,
2014). Contrary to expectations, the findings showed that quantity of
out-of-class TL contact did not predict gains in MWE knowledge and add further
counterevidence for the role of sheer quantity of TL contact for linguistic
development in SA.
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Subject
Linguistics and Language,Language and Linguistics,Education
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