An operational definition of the emergence criterion

By Gabriele Pallotti. 2007

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Although acquisition criteria are a fundamental issue for SLA research, they have not always been adequately defined or elaborated in the literature. This article critically scrutinizes one such criterion, the emergence criterion, proposing an explicit, operational definition. After discussing emergence as a theoretical construct, the article addresses several points involved in its operationalization. These points concern all stages of a research project, from data collection to data organization and analysis. A concrete example is provided, leading to the formulation of an emergence criterion for the acquisition of two grammatical structures of Italian as a second language. Issues of reliability and validity are also discussed, providing indications for future research.

Subfields: Artificial Intelligence, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Language and Linguistics

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Citations in the corpus

• Object pronouns in German L3 syntax: Evidence for the L2 status factor (2011, background): “In earlier research such a level has been set at rates mainly between 60% and 90% (for an overview, see, for instance, Eubank et al., 1997: 181; Pallotti, 2007).”