Author: Hoeijmakers Marieke de Bree Elise Keijzer Merel C.J.
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
E-ISSN: 2211-7253|2|2|152-169
ISSN: 2211-7245
Source: Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics, Vol.2, Iss.2, 2013-01, pp. : 152-169
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Abstract
The present study investigates English spelling performance of Dutch grammar school students to establish whether Dutch grammar school students are able to spell words differing in complexity, as well as whether they are sensitive to the information available in the spellings (phonological, orthographical, and lexical frequency). Twenty-one Dutch foreign language learners of English were presented with an English dictation task (from Kemp, Parrila, Kirby, 2009). They had to spell base (uninflected) and derived (inflected) words and pseudowords which were matched on the basis of their phonological or orthographical patterns. Students also had to complete a Dutch dictation task, and a word and pseudoword reading task. Findings show that the students obtained higher scores on spelling words versus pseudowords, base versus derived targets, and on phonological versus orthographical targets. There was no correlation between Dutch and English spelling proficiency. These data are interpreted within a usage-based model of language acquisition.
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