The Variable Acquisition of Discourse Marker Use in Korean American Speakers of English

• 영문명: The Variable Acquisition of Discourse Marker Use in Korean American Speakers of English
• 발행기관: 한국영어어문교육학회
• 저자명: 이희경(Hikyoung Lee)
• 간행물 정보: 『영어어문교육』영어어문교육 제11권 2호, 1~18쪽, 전체 18쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
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• 발행일자: 2005.06.01

영문 초록

This study is a preliminary investigation of the nature of discourse marker acquisition in Korean American speakers of English. Discourse markers are of interest because they are not an aspect of language taught through formal instruction either to native or non-native speakers. Therefore, discourse marker use serves as indirect evidence of face-to-face interaction with native speakers and an indicator of integration. In this light, the present study examines the presence of discourse markers in Korean Americans. The markers chosen for analysis were you know, like, and I mean. The data consist of spontaneous speech elicited from interviews. Sociolinguistic variables such as age, sex, and generation (i.e., 1st, 1.5, 2nd) were examined. Results show that there appears to be interaction between the variables and discourse marker use. While all speakers showed variable acquisition of markers, younger, female, and 1.5 generation speakers were found to use discourse markers more than other speakers. Although discourse marker use is optional and thus not a linguistic feature that must be necessarily acquired, it is clear that use is pervasive and acquired differentially by English speakers irrespective of whether they are native or not.

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Abstract

Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION

Ⅱ. THE PRESENT STUDY

Ⅲ. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Ⅳ. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

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