The following thesis is based on an analysis of the learning of native Italian-speaking children and English learners learning Italian as a second language. As studies show, the former acquire the mother tongue naturally, language being an innate peculiarity of human beings. On the contrary, students, who for the most part are tutored, experience considerably more difficulties. These are not only caused by a lack of knowledge of grammatical structure, but also by a partial understanding of the culture and customs of the population speaking that language. This thesis will analyse, in particular, the learning of Italian verbs and their complex morphology, focusing in particular on the order in which the grammatical classes, specifically the verb class, are learned. In addition, we will discuss the methodologies that have been found to be useful in both the acquisition of children and the study of adults. To conclude, the most typical errors that arise during the course of learning the Italian language will be analysed.
La seguente tesi si basa su un’analisi dell’apprendimento di bambini madrelingua italiani e studenti inglesi che imparano l’italiano come seconda lingua. Come studi dimostrano, i primi acquisiscono la lingua madre in maniera naturale, essendo il linguaggio una particolarità innata dell’essere umano. Al contrario gli studenti, i quali per la maggior parte dei casi sono seguiti da insegnanti, riscontrano un numero notevolmente più alto di difficoltà. Queste, non sono solo causate da una non totale conoscenza della struttura grammaticale, ma anche da una parziale comprensione della cultura e degli usi della popolazione che parla quella lingua. La tesi analizzerà, in maniera particolare l’apprendimento dei verbi italiani e della loro complessa morfologia, andando a soffermarsi in maniera particolare sull’ordine in cui vengono apprese le classi grammaticali, specificatamente della classe dei verbi. Inoltre, si tratterà delle metodologie che sono state riscontrate utili sia per quanto riguarda l’acquisizione dei bambini, che per lo studio degli adulti. A concludere, si analizzeranno gli errori più tipici che nascono durante il percorso di apprendimento della lingua italiana.
Acquisizione e apprendimento del verbo italiano: un confronto tra bambini L1 e adulti L2 inglesi
VANZETTO, ELISABETTA
2022/2023
Abstract
The following thesis is based on an analysis of the learning of native Italian-speaking children and English learners learning Italian as a second language. As studies show, the former acquire the mother tongue naturally, language being an innate peculiarity of human beings. On the contrary, students, who for the most part are tutored, experience considerably more difficulties. These are not only caused by a lack of knowledge of grammatical structure, but also by a partial understanding of the culture and customs of the population speaking that language. This thesis will analyse, in particular, the learning of Italian verbs and their complex morphology, focusing in particular on the order in which the grammatical classes, specifically the verb class, are learned. In addition, we will discuss the methodologies that have been found to be useful in both the acquisition of children and the study of adults. To conclude, the most typical errors that arise during the course of learning the Italian language will be analysed.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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