A Study on the Acquisition of English Causatives by Turkish Learners of English

Volume: 2 Number: 4 March 19, 2016
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A Study on the Acquisition of English Causatives by Turkish Learners of English

Abstract

Causativesare means of expressing an occurrence in which a subject causes a change instate of an event, or makes someone or something else to do something. This studyreports findings in relation to the use of causatives by Turkish learners ofEnglish in their first language (L1) and second language (L2). The study alsoaims to identify ambiguities in English causatives for Turkish learners. Withthis aim in mind, students’ use of causatives in L1 and L2 was identified usingvarious tasks as data collection tools. It was found that, regardless theirlanguage proficiency level, most of students’ use of causatives was influencedby their first language. In addition, the differences between the two languagesin terms of the causative structures were found to cause ambiguities forlearners. Key words: Causative, firstlanguage interference, periphrastic-lexical causatives

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Primary Language

English

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Authors

Kağan Büyükkarcı
SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Türkiye

Duygu İşpınar
Adana Science and Arts Center
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 19, 2016

Submission Date

July 9, 2013

Acceptance Date

November 17, 2013

Published in Issue

Year 2013 Volume: 2 Number: 4

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https://izlik.org/JA28FX78BD

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Büyükkarcı, K., & İşpınar, D. (2016). A Study on the Acquisition of English Causatives by Turkish Learners of English. Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi, 2(4), 63-71. https://izlik.org/JA28FX78BD

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