Phraseology is known to be a problematic domain for foreign language learners. However, it constitutes an important area of interlanguage, as it links it to the target culture. The problems that may arise in the process of acquiring phraseological units (PUs) concern their appropriate use, as different types of errors may arise. Against this background, the present article focuses on the occurrences of PUs containing the Spanish verb echar in two learner corpora available online: CEDEL2 and CAES. Specifically, the aim is to determine the proficiency band (A, B or C) at which PUs containing the verb echar are acquired and used correctly. Next, the types of phraseological errors related to this verb are analysed and, finally, the partial phraseological richness (PPR) of the learner’s language is measured in comparison with the language of native Spanish speakers (from the native CEDEL2 control subcorpus). Potential applications of this study concern the development of corpus-based teaching activities to foster the acquisition of PUs containing both echar and other verbs.
Análisis comparativo de las unidades fraseológicas con el verbo echar en los corpus de aprendientes CEDEL2 y CAES: Errores y competencia
Maria Annese
2025-01-01
Abstract
Phraseology is known to be a problematic domain for foreign language learners. However, it constitutes an important area of interlanguage, as it links it to the target culture. The problems that may arise in the process of acquiring phraseological units (PUs) concern their appropriate use, as different types of errors may arise. Against this background, the present article focuses on the occurrences of PUs containing the Spanish verb echar in two learner corpora available online: CEDEL2 and CAES. Specifically, the aim is to determine the proficiency band (A, B or C) at which PUs containing the verb echar are acquired and used correctly. Next, the types of phraseological errors related to this verb are analysed and, finally, the partial phraseological richness (PPR) of the learner’s language is measured in comparison with the language of native Spanish speakers (from the native CEDEL2 control subcorpus). Potential applications of this study concern the development of corpus-based teaching activities to foster the acquisition of PUs containing both echar and other verbs.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
