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• TITLE: Language Transfer Evidence in the Acquisition of Double Object Construction by Chinese EFL Learners

  AUTHORS: Ting He

  KEYWORDS: Double Object Construction, Construction Grammar, Language Transfer, Comparative Analysis

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol.12 No.10, October 18, 2022

  ABSTRACT: Based on the theory of language transfer in second language acquisition, this study explored the dynamic acquisition of English double object construction by Chinese EFL learners through comparative analysis. Altogether 120 subjects participated in this experiment and were required to take the proofreading exercise in limited time. The experimental results showed that Chinese EFL learners at different levels of proficiency acquired the core subclass of double object construction better than peripheral ones; meanwhile, learners at higher levels of proficiency outperformed those at lower levels, especially in the peripheral types. Relevant theoretical interpretations were given thereafter to the above research findings, with the hope to shed some light on the learning of double object construction by Chinese EFL learners.